MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique: 126th largest economy, 109th in military spending
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Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 16 events in or near Mozambique, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Nampula, Nampula, Mozambique · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Minhoene, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Nampula, Nampula, Mozambique · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
Mozambique is involved in 1 theater
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What Mozambique's officials said lately
Newest first. 10 more by others are about Mozambique. The whole record →
- Daniel Francisco Chapo · President, Mozambique · 27 Oct
paraphrase Chapo reaffirmed commitment to continually deepen relations with the Russian Federation across all sectors encompassing both bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and underscored the vital role of the Russia-Africa Summit in consolidating Russia's robust ties with the African continent
- Daniel Francisco Chapo · President, Mozambique · 27 Oct
“To us, Russia is a friend and brother, and we share a truly fraternal bond with your people.”
- Daniel Francisco Chapo · President, Mozambique · 27 Oct
paraphrase Chapo said the Gas Exporting Countries Forum serves as a crucial platform to further enhance cooperation in the energy, economic and commercial domains
- Daniel Francisco Chapo · President, Mozambique · 27 Oct
paraphrase Chapo said terrorism in Cabo Delgado, where gas reserves are located, remains a formidable challenge but Mozambique is working closely with partners to bolster security, and thanked Russia for support in education and advanced training of personnel and cadets at Russian military academies and for continued support in the realm of security
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Recent developments involving Mozambique
From the last few daily reports; each opens that day at that situation.
- 28 OctForbidden Stories investigation republished 27 Oct recovers Sibia's final livestream and attributes killing to police · Mozambique's chromium corridor killing↗
35.6M people, 37% in cities
- Population35.6M2025
- Population growth2.8%2025
- Urban population37.2%2025
- Land area786k km²2023
A $22.3B economy, $627 per person
- GDP$22.3B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$60.5B2025
- GDP per person$6272025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$1.7k2025
- GDP growth-0.5%2025
Fuels are 59% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP41.4%2025
- Imports, share of GDP55.7%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports58.9%2024
- Exports of goods and services$9.2B2025
- Imports of goods and services$12.4B2025
Fossil fuel output of 116 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)116 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption57 TWh2023
- Energy use per person1.7 MWh2023
- Electricity generation20 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels16.6%2024
Spends $450M on its military, 2.0% of GDP
- Military spending$450M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.0%2024
- Armed forces personnel11k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$1M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$1M1977
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1977-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.