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Aid, poverty & equality · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Mozambique: poverty, inequality and aid
Extreme poverty is 81.4% (2022), 2nd of 151 in the world and 2nd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty, $4.20/day is 89.1% (2022), 2nd of 151 in the world and 2nd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty, $8.30/day is 96.3% (2022), 6th of 151 in the world and 6th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Undernourishment
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Women in parliament
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13 indicators
Aid, poverty & equality: Mozambique in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme povertyExtreme poverty, $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 81.4%2022 | 2/151 | 2/44 | 87.6%2002 | 81.1%2008 | 81.6%2019 | +0.3 ppsince 2008 | 45.0% | 52.5% | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/dayPoverty at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 89.1%2022 | 2/151 | 2/44 | 93.3%2002 | 90.4%2008 | 89.0%2019 | −1.3 ppsince 2008 | 63.2% | 70.3% | 18.2% | |
| Poverty, $8.30/dayPoverty at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 96.3%2022 | 6/151 | 6/44 | 97.9%2002 | 97.5%2008 | 96.5%2019 | −1.2 ppsince 2008 | 88.6% | 92.4% | 46.2% | |
| National poverty ratePoverty at national poverty lines, % of population | 65.0%2022 | 4/145 | 4/45 | 60.3%2002 | 58.7%2008 | 68.2%2019 | +6.3 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Gini indexGini index of income inequality | 49.62022 | 11/151 | 8/44 | 46.92002 | 45.52008 | 50.72019 | +9.0%since 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Top 10% income shareIncome share held by the richest 10% | 40.8%2022 | 6/151 | 5/44 | 39.3%2002 | 36.8%2008 | 41.7%2019 | +4.0 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Bottom 20% income shareIncome share held by the poorest 20% | 4.7%2022 | 138/151 | 37/44 | 5.5%2002 | 5.3%2008 | 4.5%2019 | −0.6 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| UndernourishmentPrevalence of undernourishment, % of population | 22.3%2024 | 20/167 | 15/44 | 36.4%2001 | 20.0% | 25.7% | −10.3 ppsince 2014 | 22.3% | 27.3% | 8.1% | |
| Account ownershipAccount ownership (bank or mobile money), % of adults | 54.4%2024 | 106/145 | 20/36 | · | · | 49.5%2021 | — | 55.1% | 46.4% | 78.7% | |
| Women in parliamentSeats held by women in national parliament, % | 38.3%2025 | 37/190 | 10/46 | 30.0% | 39.2% | 42.4% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 27.0% | 24.8% | 27.2% | |
| Net ODA receivedNet official development assistance received, US$ | $2.9bn2023 | 12/145 | 5/48 | $907m | $1.8bn | $2.6bn | +27%since 2013 | $64.8bn | $44.6bn | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNINet ODA received, % of GNI | 15.3%2023 | 16/139 | 5/47 | 15.8% | 16.1% | 18.3% | +1.8 ppsince 2013 | 3.1% | 8.2% | 0.2% | |
| ODA per personNet ODA received per capita, US$ | $87.02023 | 55/145 | 16/48 | $50.1 | $77.1 | $83.1 | −5.7%since 2013 | $51.5 | $61.4 | $32.2 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Poverty, $4.20/day−1.3 pp89.1% in 2022
- Poverty, $8.30/day−1.2 pp96.3% in 2022
- Undernourishment−10.3 pp22.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Extreme poverty+0.3 pp81.4% in 2022
- National poverty rate+6.3 pp65.0% in 2022
- Gini index+9.0%49.6 in 2022
- Top 10% income share+4.0 pp40.8% in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Mozambique and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Mozambique. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Mozambique | Tanzania | South Africa | Malawi | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 81.4%2022 | 51.3%2018 | 17.4%2022 | 75.4%2019 | 71.7%2022 | 49.2%2019 |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 89.1%2022 | 70.0%2018 | 30.2%2022 | 87.3%2019 | 81.4%2022 | 64.6%2019 |
| Poverty, $8.30/day | 96.3%2022 | 91.5%2018 | 59.6%2022 | 97.1%2019 | 94.0%2022 | 86.2%2019 |
| National poverty rate | 65.0%2022 | 26.4%2018 | 37.9%2022 | 47.3%2024 | 60.0%2022 | 38.3%2019 |
| Gini index | 49.62022 | 40.52018 | 54.12022 | 38.52019 | 51.52022 | 50.32019 |
| Top 10% income share | 40.8%2022 | 33.1%2018 | 42.1%2022 | 31.0%2019 | 39.1%2022 | 40.5%2019 |
| Bottom 20% income share | 4.7%2022 | 6.9%2018 | 3.7%2022 | 7.0%2019 | 3.9%2022 | 4.8%2019 |
| Undernourishment | 22.3%2024 | 19.1%2024 | 11.2%2024 | 24.5%2024 | 41.0%2024 | 18.4%2024 |
| Account ownership | 54.4%2024 | 59.8%2024 | 81.1%2024 | 50.4%2024 | 72.7%2024 | 49.5%2024 |