Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 4.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals imports in Mozambique, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, ores and metals imports in Mozambique stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Mozambique peaked at 11.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 27th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9% | — |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +121.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -41.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -71.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +49.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +2088.5% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -57.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +226.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -76.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -65.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +209.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +55.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +138.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 4.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 4.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2088.5% | 0.5% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2025)
- Fuel exports 54.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 27.5% (2025)
- Gas production 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Mozambique?
- Ores and metals imports in Mozambique was 4.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for ores and metals imports?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.