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

Government debt in MozambiqueGovernment debt in Mozambique: 94.7% of GDP in 1999 and 90.8% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 98.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

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

YearMozambique
202390.8
202297.3
2021101.4
2020120
201998.3
2018105.5
2017103.8
2016124.8
201586
201463.4
201349.5
201236.7
201134.2
201038.6
200939.3
200832.8
200731.2
200640
200560.1
200450.8
200363.2
200263.4
200199.8
200095.8
199994.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
YearMozambique
202491.2
202590.3
202691
202798.6
2028104.8
2029109.8
2030108.8
203198.7

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.

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