Mozambique Exports
Located along Africa’s southeastern coast, the Republic of Mozambique shipped US$4.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 47.8% increase since 2015 but a -8.5% decline from 2018 to 2019.
The Republic of Mozambique shipped US$4.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 47.8% increase since 2015 but a -8.5% decline from 2018 to 2019.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2019, the Mozambican metical depreciated by -56.4% against the US dollar since 2015 and declined by -3.7% from 2018 to 2019. Mozambique’s weaker local currency makes its exports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively less expensive for international buyers.
The latest available country-specific data shows that about four-fifths (79.4%) of products exported from Mozambique were bought by importers in: South Africa (18.9% of the global total), India (17%), China (6.9%), Italy (6.4%), Netherlands (5.2%), United Kingdom (4.7%), Belgium (4.2%), Spain (3.6%), Singapore (also 3.6%), Hong Kong (3.4%), South Korea (2.9%) and Poland (2.7%).
From a continental perspective, 41.3% of Mozambique exports by value were delivered to Asian countries while 31.6% were sold to importers in Europe. Mozambique shipped another 23.7% worth of goods to fellow African nations. Smaller percentages went to North American (2.1%), Latin America (1.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean then Oceania (0.04%) led by Australia.
Given Mozambique’s population of 32.2 million people, its total $4.7 billion in 2019 exports translates to roughly $150 for every resident in the southeast African nation.
In 2017 Mozambique exported $6.58B, making it the 98th largest exporter in the world. During the last five years the exports of Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 1%, from $6.02B in 2012 to $6.58B in 2017. The most recent exports are led by Coke which represent 23% of the total exports of Mozambique, followed by Coal Briquettes, which account for 21.9%.
Source: OEC
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi
Mozambican Export Figures in a nutshell.
Given Mozambique’s population of 32.2 million people, its total $4.7 billion in 2019 exports translates to roughly $150 for every resident in the southeast African nation.
The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Mozambique along with trade value are:
- Mozambique exported Bars, rods and profiles, aluminium, not alloyed , worth US$ 1,045,781.87 million.
- Mozambique exported Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of pe , worth US$ 957,504.64 million.
- Mozambique exported Other coal, not agglomerated, nes , worth US$ 639,144.39 million.
- Mozambique exported Electrical energy , worth US$ 401,075.17 million.
- Mozambique exported Rubies, sapphires and emeralds further worked t , worth US$ 197,609.07 million.
The top five countries to which Mozambique exported 2018 along with the partner share in percentage are:
- Mozambique exports to India worth US$ 1,436 million, with a partner share of 27.63 percent.
- Mozambique exports to Netherlands worth US$ 1,103 million, with a partner share of 21.23 percent.
- Mozambique exports to South Africa worth US$ 896 million, with a partner share of 17.24 percent.
- Mozambique exports to China worth US$ 302 million, with a partner share of 5.81 percent.
- Mozambique exports to Hong Kong, China worth US$ 124 million, with a partner share of 2.39 percent.
Mozambique World Development Indicators (WDI) 2018
Key Development Indicators of Mozambique in 2018 are below
- The population of Mozambique is 29,495,962.
- GDP in US$ is 14,717 million .
- GNI per capita, Atlas method in current US dollars is 460.00.
- Trade balance in US$ is -5,366.00 million.
- Trade in services as percentage of GDP is -36.46 %.
- The ease of doing business rank for Mozambique is 138.
- The trade across border rank is 94.
Doing Business and WDI
Export
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Below is an overview of a standard export process, and a list of the more common export measures. The codes in square brackets refer to specific processes and measures, listed below.
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