Real interest rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Real interest rate was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real interest rate in Mozambique, 1997–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Mozambique is 18.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 157.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Mozambique peaked at 20.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 9.8% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 10.1% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 Madagascar 47.6% compare
- 3 Brazil 37.5% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 19.2% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 18.3% compare
- 7 Guyana 17.6% compare
- 8 Liberia 16.3% compare
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Domestic credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 594.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.44 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 252.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 63.91 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -65,573 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Mozambique?
- Real interest rate in Mozambique was 18.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for real interest rate?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.