Facts about Mozambique

Fishing industry know-how is valued in Mozambique – a country among those having received the most Norwegian development assistance over the years.
Estimated population (2010)
23,4 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
410 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7,2 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
31,5 %
Industry
23,6 %
Services
44,9 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
0,9 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
87,9 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
20,8 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 ()
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
142
Change 2000 - 2009
-41
Maternal mortality per 1000 births ()
Not available
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
11,5 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
47 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
80,0 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,28

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
90,7 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
44,9 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
89,6
Secondary
78,7
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
39,2 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
15,7 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,7

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.