Two-way investment brief
Australia–Mozambique
Mozambique direct investment in Australia
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Total Mozambique investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Mozambique
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Total Australian investment in Mozambique
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Mozambique in Australia
- Australia in Mozambique
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Mozambique → Australia
- Australia → Mozambique
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Mozambique trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$883 m
Goods exports to Mozambique, 2025
A$882 m
Goods imports from Mozambique, 2025
A$800 k
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Mozambique
- Imports from Mozambique
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Mozambique
- Imports from Mozambique
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Mozambique’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.1% | −0.5% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Inflation | 3.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −11.0% | −14.2% | −43.0% | −39.6% | −36.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −6.2% | −4.0% | −6.5% | −7.3% | −8.4% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 91.4% | 102.5% | 106.1% | 113.3% | 120.5% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Mozambique
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- New Australian FDI in Mozambique
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Mozambique globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- −$44 m · 154th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $3.5 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $22.3 bn
- Region · income
- Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.