Foreign debt rose 4.09% to USD 20,932 bil in Mozambique in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mozambique reached an all time high of USD 20,932 bil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 1,318 bil in 1984. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, foreign debt in Malawi amounted to USD 2,943 bil, USD 170,767 bil in South Africa, USD 25,538 bil in Tanzania and USD 30,046 bil in Zambia in 2020.
Mozambique has been ranked 46th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | USD bil | 49,781 | 58,447 | 59,758 | 63,802 | 64,776 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | USD bil | 2,237 | 2,126 | 1,741 | 1,782 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 7,106 | 6,800 | 6,920 | 6,849 | 7,569 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | USD bil | 19,784 | 21,058 | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,969 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | USD bil | 953 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | USD bil | 1,721 | 1,847 | 2,162 | 2,266 | 2,429 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | USD bil | 450 | 765 | 873 | 766 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | USD bil | 18,159 | 19,449 | 21,430 | 22,362 | 24,173 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | USD bil | 9,571 | 10,086 | 11,673 | 12,315 | 13,971 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |