Mozambique vs Zimbabwe
Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 4.4% a year in Mozambique and 81.4% a year in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 77.1 percentage points, or 19 times that in Mozambique.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2025, Mozambique ranked 46 and Zimbabwe ranked 4 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mozambique at 5% a year and Zimbabwe at 6.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Mozambique | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4 | 81.4 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 736.1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 667.4 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 193.4 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 98.6 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 557.2 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 255.3 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 15.8 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 18.4 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | 3.6 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| 2011 | 11.2 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 12.4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | 14.5 | 231,200,000 |
| 2007 | 10.4 | 6,724 |
| 2006 | 13.2 | 1,017 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 237.8 |
| 2004 | 12.6 | 350 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 16.8 | 133.2 |
| 2001 | 9.1 | 71.9 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 55.8 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 58.5 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 31.7 |
| 1997 | 7.4 | 18.9 |
| 1996 | 48.5 | 21.4 |
| 1995 | 47.7 | 22.6 |
| 1994 | 63.1 | 22.3 |
| 1993 | 42.3 | 27.6 |
| 1992 | 45.1 | 42.1 |
| 1991 | 33.3 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | 43.7 | – |
| 1989 | 42.1 | – |
| 1988 | 58.5 | – |
| 1987 | 164.1 | – |
| 1986 | 40.5 | – |
| 1985 | 30.8 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | – |
| 1983 | 28.2 | – |
| 1982 | 17.7 | – |
| 1981 | 4.2 | – |
| 1980 | 2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mozambique | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2027 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 2028 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 2029 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 2030 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 2031 | 5 | 6.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001