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Mozambique

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

5.5 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 3.6
  • Economy 4.0
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 8 (list of 2026.10.02).

Capital
Maputo
Population
34,090,466 inh.
Area
801,590 km²
Currency
MZN
Regime
—

Executive in office

Daniel Chapo

Head of State

Daniel Chapo

since 2025.01.15 Front de libération du Mozambique

Head of Government

Maria Benvida Levy

since 2025.01.15

Parliament

FRELIMO parliamentary group

MDM parliamentary group

Inception 2010

RENAMO parliamentary group

Inception 1995

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

22 G$

2025 ↓ -1.8 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

627 $

2025 ↓ -4.6 % vs 2024

Growth

-0.5 %

2025 ↓ -2.7 pt vs 2024

Inflation

4.4 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

6.6 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

71.8 %

2024 ↓ -0.9 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

2.0 %

2024 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

63.8 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.28/1

#121 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

42/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

21/100

#1612025

Press freedom (RSF)

52/100

#992026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#103

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

0.5 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

1.9 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

8 Md$

Imports

11 Md$

Balance

-4 Md$

Top exports

  • Charbon
  • Aluminium

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 31%
  • GBR 33%
  • FRA 36%
  • DEU 36%
  • RUS 58%
  • CHN 67%
  • IND 71%

Abstention: 25%

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.493/1

#1822023

Gini

49.6

high2022

Refugees hosted

5,105

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

119

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Pátria Amada

Composer · Salomão J. Manhiça

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • WTO
  • Commonwealth
  • CPLP
  • OIC
  • African Union
  • SADC

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,611 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,711, or ×1.1.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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