Mozambique vs South Sudan
Mozambique vs South Sudan: Government debt
Government debt: 90.8% of GDP in Mozambique in 2023 and 64.2% of GDP in South Sudan in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 30.2 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in South Sudan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2017, when it overtook South Sudan.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mozambique at 98.7% of GDP and South Sudan at 46.3% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Mozambique | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.3 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 91.2 | 53.7 |
| 2023 | 90.8 | 60.7 |
| 2022 | 97.3 | 42.2 |
| 2021 | 101.4 | 56.4 |
| 2020 | 120 | 48.3 |
| 2019 | 98.3 | 43.4 |
| 2018 | 105.5 | 84.3 |
| 2017 | 103.8 | 77.5 |
| 2016 | 124.8 | 128.9 |
| 2015 | 86 | 58.2 |
| 2014 | 63.4 | 39.6 |
| 2013 | 49.5 | 17.6 |
| 2012 | 36.7 | 8.9 |
| 2011 | 34.2 | – |
| 2010 | 38.6 | – |
| 2009 | 39.3 | – |
| 2008 | 32.8 | – |
| 2007 | 31.2 | – |
| 2006 | 40 | – |
| 2005 | 60.1 | – |
| 2004 | 50.8 | – |
| 2003 | 63.2 | – |
| 2002 | 63.4 | – |
| 2001 | 99.8 | – |
| 2000 | 95.8 | – |
| 1999 | 94.7 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mozambique | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 43.2 |
| 2027 | 98.6 | 43 |
| 2028 | 104.8 | 44.4 |
| 2029 | 109.8 | 45.4 |
| 2030 | 108.8 | 45.7 |
| 2031 | 98.7 | 46.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mozambique vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022