Total debt service (% of GDP) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Mozambique, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.4% for total debt service in 2011.
The figure is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Mozambique peaked at 7.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places Mozambique 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5% | — |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +186.4% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +43.6% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +40.4% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +43.6% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -52.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +126.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -53.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 74% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +186.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More external debt data for Mozambique
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2678 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 33.39 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.097 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 2.18 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 9.30 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 72.28 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 949.45 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in Mozambique?
- Total debt service in Mozambique was 0.4% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for total debt service?
- Mozambique ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.