The economy of Mozambique contracted by 0.9% year-on-year in Q2 2025, following a 3.9% slump in the previous three-month period, keeping the country in recession. The secondary sector led the decline (-13.9%), driven by sharp falls in utilities (-29.4%), manufacturing (-9.4%), and construction (-2.2%). The tertiary sector also contributed negatively, shrinking 1.9%, largely due to hotels and restaurants (-11.3%); trade and repair services (-5.9%); transport, storage, and supporting activities and information and communication (-3.4%). The primary sector, by contrast, recorded positive growth of 2.9%, driven primarily by the mining industry, which rose 6.8%, and fisheries, up 3.9%. Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry, and related activities expanded by 1.1%. source: Instituto Nacional De Estatistica, Mozambique

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Mozambique contracted 0.90 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Mozambique averaged 5.00 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.30 percent in the first quarter of 2004 and a record low of -5.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mozambique GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mozambique GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Mozambique contracted 0.90 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Mozambique is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mozambique GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 3.40 percent in 2026 and 4.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-11 08:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q1 -3.9% -5.7% -0.8%
2025-09-04 08:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q2 -0.9% -3.9% -1.8%
2025-11-28 11:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q3 2.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 1.90 5.00 percent Dec 2024
GDP Growth Rate YoY -0.90 -3.90 percent Jun 2025
GDP Constant Prices 297754.00 276630.00 MZN Million Jun 2025
GDP from Agriculture 88299.00 31787.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Construction 3151.00 2565.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 16372.00 18667.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Mining 36426.00 31452.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Public Administration 17563.00 17239.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Services 19718.00 22400.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Transport 19553.00 25146.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
GDP from Utilities 5679.00 7047.00 MZN Million Mar 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 307200.00 539174.00 MZN Million Dec 2023

Mozambique GDP Annual Growth Rate
The most important sector of Mozambican economy is services and accounts for 49 percent of total GDP, of which wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles (12 percent); education (8 percent) and transport (7 percent). Industry constitutes 27 percent with mining and quarrying representing 11 percent as the country has large mineral deposits (marble, bentonite, coal, gold, bauxite, granite and gemstones) with aluminum being the most important exported product. Manufacturing accounts for 10 percent and construction for 3 percent. Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing creates 24 percent of the wealth with prawns, cotton, cashew nuts, sugar, citrus, copra, coconuts, and timber being the most important crops. On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP and accounts for 67 percent of its total use, followed by government expenditure (26 percent) and gross fixed capital formation (25 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 41 percent of GDP while imports account for 73 percent, subtracting 32 percent of total GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.90 -3.90 15.30 -5.70 2000 - 2025 percent Quarterly
2019=100

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Mozambican Economy Remains Mired in Recession
The economy of Mozambique contracted by 0.9% year-on-year in Q2 2025, following a 3.9% slump in the previous three-month period, keeping the country in recession. The secondary sector led the decline (-13.9%), driven by sharp falls in utilities (-29.4%), manufacturing (-9.4%), and construction (-2.2%). The tertiary sector also contributed negatively, shrinking 1.9%, largely due to hotels and restaurants (-11.3%); trade and repair services (-5.9%); transport, storage, and supporting activities and information and communication (-3.4%). The primary sector, by contrast, recorded positive growth of 2.9%, driven primarily by the mining industry, which rose 6.8%, and fisheries, up 3.9%. Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry, and related activities expanded by 1.1%.
2025-09-04
Mozambique Economy Enters Recession in Q1
The Mozambican economy shrank by 3.9% in Q1 2025, after a revised 5.7% plunge in the previous period, pushing the country into technical recession. The downturn occurred during a period of continued post-election social unrest and was primarily driven by a 16.2% drop in the secondary sector, notably in utilities (-22.5%), manufacturing (-14.8%), and construction (-10.8%). The tertiary sector also saw a sharp decline of 8.3%, with hotels and restaurants down 21.6%. Transport, storage, and communications fell 21.3%, and trade and repair services dropped 18.1%. On the upside, the primary sector saw a positive 2.1% rise, supported primarily by gains of 6.5% in mining and 1.3% in fishing.
2025-07-11
Mozambique GDP Contracts Sharply in Q4
Mozambique's GDP declined by 4.9% year-on-year in Q4 2024, following a 3.7% growth in the previous three-month period. This marked the first economic downturn since Q4 2020 and the steepest since at least 2001. The largest declines in economic activity occurred in the hotel and restaurant sector, which fell by 14.7%, followed by manufacturing (-11.14%), trade and repair services (-10.64%), and mining (-10.06%). Alongside the devastating droughts and cyclones resulting from climate change, the post-election protests in late 2024 also disrupted economic and social activities across the country. Following the October 9 general elections and the announcement of the results, the country experienced escalating social unrest, including protests, barricades, vandalism, looting, and violent clashes with police, which led to over 300 deaths. In 2024, the GDP growth was approximately 1.9%, well below the government's 5.5% forecast.
2025-02-24