Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Mozambique

Mozambique: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 4.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.5%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
122nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2016
All-time low
4.5%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2013–2021

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Mozambique, 2013–2021

02462013201720212013: 5 %2014: 4.8 %2015: 5.3 %2016: 6.1 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 4.9 %2019: 4.7 %2020: 5.2 %2021: 4.5 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Mozambique is 4.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Mozambique peaked at 6.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2021.

That places Mozambique 122nd out of 136 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%) in Mozambique, 2013 to 2021.
Year % Change
2013 5.0%
2014 4.8% -4.2%
2015 5.3% +11.1%
2016 6.1% +14.3%
2017 5.5% -9.7%
2018 4.9% -11.0%
2019 4.7% -3.5%
2020 5.2% +9.7%
2021 4.5% -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.2% 4.7% 6.1% 7
2020s 4.8% 4.5% 5.2% 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 119 Tajikistan 5.7% compare
  2. 120 New Zealand 5.7% compare
  3. 121 Republic of Moldova 5.1%
  4. 123 India 3.9% compare
  5. 124 Fiji 3.6% compare
  6. 125 Cameroon 3.4% compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

More financial sector data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Mozambique?
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Mozambique was 4.5% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
How does Mozambique rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Mozambique. Statizoid, drawing on Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/loans-from-nonresident-banks-amounts-outstanding-to-gdp-percent/mozambique/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/loans-from-nonresident-banks-amounts-outstanding-to-gdp-percent/mozambique/">Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Mozambique</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 4,260 data points, 1962–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.