The economy of Mozambique grew by 4.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a 0.9% contraction in the previous period. This marks the first period of economic expansion since the third quarter of 2024, indicating the country has emerged from a technical recession it experienced earlier. Growth was primarily driven by the secondary sector, which expanded by 4.87%, supported by a sharp 13.58% increase in manufacturing and a 4.01% rise in construction, although electricity, gas, and water supply contracted by 17.56%. The primary sector grew by 4.55%, led by mining and quarrying (+6.64%), while agriculture, livestock, forestry, and related activities rose 2.89%, and fishing increased 1.12%. Meanwhile, the tertiary sector advanced 4.09%, underpinned by strong growth in hotels and restaurants (+21.72%) and financial services (+7.29%), alongside gains in transport, storage, information and communications (+4.47%), and trade and repair services (+4.13%).
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Mozambican Economy Returns to Growth
The economy of Mozambique grew by 4.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a 0.9% contraction in the previous period. This marks the first period of economic expansion since the third quarter of 2024, indicating the country has emerged from a technical recession it experienced earlier. Growth was primarily driven by the secondary sector, which expanded by 4.87%, supported by a sharp 13.58% increase in manufacturing and a 4.01% rise in construction, although electricity, gas, and water supply contracted by 17.56%. The primary sector grew by 4.55%, led by mining and quarrying (+6.64%), while agriculture, livestock, forestry, and related activities rose 2.89%, and fishing increased 1.12%. Meanwhile, the tertiary sector advanced 4.09%, underpinned by strong growth in hotels and restaurants (+21.72%) and financial services (+7.29%), alongside gains in transport, storage, information and communications (+4.47%), and trade and repair services (+4.13%).