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    Mozambique

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    Africa · #102 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.2▼ -3.1 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Mozambique scores 36.2 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #102 of 117 economies. That is down 3.1 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 75.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 15.5. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024010203040
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #128of 145 ranked economies▲ 10 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024120125130135140
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    4.93% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    72
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.23
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.18
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals15 of 48 made · 52% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 25% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies4 of 104 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals4 of 157 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 31% of that cluster today, and 52% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 42 OF 72 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    No product currently sits close enough to this market’s export base to read as a credible next step. Concentrated export structures show exactly this pattern: of the 459 products assessed, even the nearest remain well outside current capability.
    Read that as a diagnosis, not a gap in the data. Diversification from here starts with building new capability rather than extending what already exists.
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇻🇪Venezuela34.0→🇲🇬Madagascar33.5→🇪🇹Ethiopia33.5→🇮🇷Iran35.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-25
    58organizations indexed across 7 types · 57 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    31
    Government bodies
    11
    Research organizations
    8
    SEZ authorities
    4
    Corporate R&D
    2
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Health research
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 58 indexed
    Locone Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Maputo · 2011
    Manga-Mungassa Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Maputo · 2013
    Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia Alberto Chipande
    Universities & research bodies · Beira · 2008
    Escola Superior de Jornalismo
    Universities & research bodies · Maputo · 2008
    Commonwealth Edison (United States)
    Corporate R&D · Chigaco · 1907
    Grupo João Ferreira dos Santos (Mozambique)
    Corporate R&D · Maputo · 1897
    Associação Azul Moçambique
    Research organizations · Pemba
    MICAIA Foundation
    Research organizations · Chimoio · 2009
    Maputo Central Hospital
    Health research · Maputo
    Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira
    Government bodies · Maputo · 1978
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    Mozambique: common questions

    What is Mozambique's IEPA score?
    Mozambique scores 36.2 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #102 of 117 economies.
    What is Mozambique's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 75.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Mozambique back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 15.5, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Mozambique compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Venezuela (34.0), Madagascar (33.5), Ethiopia (33.5), Iran (35.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Mozambique →