Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mozambique
Mozambique: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 18.3% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Mozambique peaked at 32.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2004.
That places Mozambique 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.7% | — |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -28.4% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +39.5% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 20.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 23.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 85.12 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.117 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 76.88 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 77.77 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Mozambique?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Mozambique was 18.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2004.
- How does Mozambique rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.