Foreign direct investment in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign direct investment was 16.4% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Mozambique, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 16.4% for foreign direct investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 898.9% over ten years.
Mozambique ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +146.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +53.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +52.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.7% | 16.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 3 Sierra Leone 24.0% compare
- 4 Guinea 18.8% compare
- 5 Niger 18.5% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 14.0% compare
- 8 Seychelles 12.9% compare
- 9 Djibouti 9.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Mozambique?
- Foreign direct investment in Mozambique was 16.4% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign direct investment?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 898.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.