Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 7,097 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mozambique, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 7,097 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 10,174 current LCU per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -404.01 current LCU per person, in 1993.
Mozambique ranks 131st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -56.6 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990 | -70.41 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 1991 | -149.97 current LCU per person | +113.0% |
| 1992 | -198.96 current LCU per person | +32.7% |
| 1993 | -404.01 current LCU per person | +103.1% |
| 1994 | -215.68 current LCU per person | -46.6% |
| 1995 | -227.16 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | -100.89 current LCU per person | -55.6% |
| 1997 | -56.86 current LCU per person | -43.6% |
| 1998 | -25 current LCU per person | -56.0% |
| 1999 | 34.61 current LCU per person | -238.5% |
| 2000 | 224.39 current LCU per person | +548.4% |
| 2001 | 413.91 current LCU per person | +84.5% |
| 2002 | 580.55 current LCU per person | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 761.3 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 1,316 current LCU per person | +72.9% |
| 2005 | 1,679 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 2,290 current LCU per person | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 2,550 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 2,610 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,846 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3,473 current LCU per person | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 3,087 current LCU per person | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 3,876 current LCU per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 3,990 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4,062 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,343 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 5,642 current LCU per person | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 6,800 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 6,737 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8,247 current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 10,174 current LCU per person | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 7,638 current LCU per person | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 6,226 current LCU per person | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 6,460 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 6,381 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 7,097 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 7,097 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 16,966 current LCU per person, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 7,097 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +548.4% | 34.61 current LCU per person | 224.39 current LCU per person |
| 1999 | +238.5% | -25 current LCU per person | 34.61 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -56.6 current LCU per person | -56.6 current LCU per person | -56.6 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 1990s | -141.43 current LCU per person | -404.01 current LCU per person | 34.61 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,527 current LCU per person | 224.39 current LCU per person | 2,846 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,026 current LCU per person | 3,087 current LCU per person | 8,247 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,329 current LCU per person | 6,226 current LCU per person | 10,174 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 128 Bahamas 7,404 current LCU per person compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,334 current LCU per person compare
- 130 Bulgaria 7,171 current LCU per person compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 6,902 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 6,773 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Estonia 6,402 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.1 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8011 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.1 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mozambique?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mozambique was 7,097 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10,174 current LCU per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -404.01 current LCU per person in 1993.
- How does Mozambique rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.