Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique
Mozambique: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 22.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique, 1988–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 22.6% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique peaked at 32.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1988.
Mozambique ranks 138th of 187 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.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.3% | — |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +73.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +291.5% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -28.7% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -6.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 22.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +291.5% | 2.9% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 2.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 21.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 135 Algeria 25.3% compare
- 136 Rwanda 25.2% compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 22.9% compare
- 139 Mauritania 22.6% compare
- 140 Cote d'Ivoire 21.9% compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 21.9% compare
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,695 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.43 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 253.23 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.69 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 85.12 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Mozambique was 22.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Mozambique ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)