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Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mozambique

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Mozambique in 2025 — 77.49%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 189. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 49.97 pp.

2025 77.49% +0.91 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 189
Period maximum 121.64%2022
Period minimum 18.37%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mozambique, 1991–202505010015019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.52%1992: 35.52%1993: 37.7%1994: 39.76%1995: 28.48%1996: 24.22%1997: 19.72%1998: 18.37%1999: 22.31%2000: 25.66%2001: 31.26%2002: 39.54%2003: 42.5%2004: 44.59%2005: 47.26%2006: 55.21%2007: 50.52%2008: 51.55%2009: 48.2%2010: 66.6%2011: 67.83%2012: 75.17%2013: 82.12%2014: 73.24%2015: 72.47%2016: 70.71%2017: 79.13%2018: 91.67%2019: 80.49%2020: 71.89%2021: 89.45%2022: 121.64%2023: 87.77%2024: 76.58%2025: 77.49%
Change over the period: +49.97 pp Annual average: 1.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 77.49%
World 43.89%
Sub-Saharan Africa 44.53%
Eastern Africa computed 37.9%
Low-income countries computed 39.9%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.49 +0.91 pp
2024 76.58 −11.19 pp
2023 87.77 −33.87 pp
2022 121.64 +32.19 pp
2021 89.45 +17.56 pp
2020 71.89 −8.6 pp
2019 80.49 −11.19 pp
2018 91.67 +12.55 pp
2017 79.13 +8.42 pp
2016 70.71 −1.76 pp
2015 72.47 −0.77 pp
2014 73.24 −8.88 pp
2013 82.12 +6.95 pp
2012 75.17 +7.34 pp
2011 67.83 +1.23 pp
2010 66.6 +18.4 pp
2009 48.2 −3.36 pp
2008 51.55 +1.03 pp
2007 50.52 −4.69 pp
2006 55.21 +7.95 pp
2005 47.26 +2.67 pp
2004 44.59 +2.09 pp
2003 42.5 +2.96 pp
2002 39.54 +8.29 pp
2001 31.26 +5.59 pp
2000 25.66 +3.36 pp
1999 22.31 +3.93 pp
1998 18.37 −1.34 pp
1997 19.72 −4.5 pp
1996 24.22 −4.26 pp
1995 28.48 −11.27 pp
1994 39.76 +2.05 pp
1993 37.7 +2.19 pp
1992 35.52 +7.99 pp
1991 27.52 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 267.14 ZM Zambia 91.71 SC Seychelles 86.72 MZ Mozambique 77.49 MU Mauritius 57.42 UG Uganda 49.85 RW Rwanda 45.93 BI Burundi 45.17 SO Somalia 40.25 MG Madagascar 39.44 ZW Zimbabwe 38.7 SS South Sudan 37.16 MW Malawi 30.89 ER Eritrea 29.36 TZ Tanzania 27.47 ET Ethiopia 24.21 KM Comoros 23.09 KE Kenya 22.23
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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Exports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.

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Exports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Mozambique by year Trade Merchandise imports

Imports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Mozambique by year Trade Trade balance

The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

Mozambique by year
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