Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mozambique, 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mozambique stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +43.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +151.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +43.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -57.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
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More population data for Mozambique
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7.33 million people (2100)
- Population density 132.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.61 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mozambique?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mozambique was 1.2% in 2024, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.