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About

China-Mozambique Trade: In 2023, China exported $2.43B to Mozambique. The main products that China exported to Mozambique were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($112M), Refined Petroleum ($66M), and Electrical Transformers ($56.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $1.43B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Mozambique.

Mozambique-China Trade: In 2023, Mozambique exported $1.56B to China. The main products that Mozambique exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($377M), Coal Briquettes ($355M), and Titanium Ore ($195M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mozambique to China have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%,  from $617M in 2018 to $1.56B in 2023.

In 2023, Mozambique did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Mozambique ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.27), and 97 in total exports ($11.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $2.43B to Mozambique. The main products exported from China to Mozambique were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($112M), Refined Petroleum ($66M), and Electrical Transformers ($56.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $1.43B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

In 2018, Mozambique exported $1.56B to China. The main products exported from Mozambique to China were Petroleum Gas ($377M), Coal Briquettes ($355M), and Titanium Ore ($195M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mozambique to China have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%, from $617M in 2023 to $1.56B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Mozambique (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Mozambique (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Mozambique
Top Destination
India$2.13B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Mozambique. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Mozambique or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Mozambique included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mozambique than China included French South Antarctic Territory ($24k).

Difference in imports from Mozambique (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Mozambique

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Mozambique by product, considering products traded by both, China and Mozambique.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Mozambique in the exports of Machines ($679M), Metals ($439M), and Textiles ($238M).

During 2018, Mozambique had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.23B), Vegetable Products ($148M), and Wood Products ($75.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Mozambique+$60.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Mozambique China+$118MCoal Briquettes

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Mozambique. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mozambique. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mozambique indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Mozambique (Flag) (2023)

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