Country
Mozambique MOZ
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +7.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap51.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth36.7
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity25.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance28.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Mozambique sovereign credibility, in brief
Mozambique scores 41.6 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 35 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 21st percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 7.5% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (42/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 35/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 21th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Mauritania 45.5
- Equatorial Guinea 44.7
- Congo, Dem. Rep. 41.0
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. 37.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +12.8%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -0.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 115.0 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -14.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 25.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | -0.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 226.7K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 30.0% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 3.4 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 97.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 6.8% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 350.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $627 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 71.8% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 78.8% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.