Mozambique
Government debt in Mozambique
Government debt in Mozambique: 94.7% of GDP in 1999 and 90.8% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 90.8% of GDP
- Since 1999
- −3.9 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 98.7% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 98.7% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 124.8% of GDP in 2016, the lowest 31.2% of GDP in 2007.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.8 |
| 2022 | 97.3 |
| 2021 | 101.4 |
| 2020 | 120 |
| 2019 | 98.3 |
| 2018 | 105.5 |
| 2017 | 103.8 |
| 2016 | 124.8 |
| 2015 | 86 |
| 2014 | 63.4 |
| 2013 | 49.5 |
| 2012 | 36.7 |
| 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 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
| Year | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.2 |
| 2025 | 90.3 |
| 2026 | 91 |
| 2027 | 98.6 |
| 2028 | 104.8 |
| 2029 | 109.8 |
| 2030 | 108.8 |
| 2031 | 98.7 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mozambique in numbers
Every measure for Mozambique on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$446M in 2025
- Military spending per person$13 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel11,000 people in 2020
- National power0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1977