Mozambique slips deeper into recession as GDP contracts 0.85% in Q3

• GDP shrinks for fourth straight quarter, down 0.85% year-on-year
• Industrial collapse and Cabo Delgado insecurity weigh on recovery

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique’s economy contracted for a fourth consecutive quarter in July–September, underscoring deepening economic fragility amid industrial decline and escalating security risks.

Gross domestic product shrank 0.85% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) said, extending a downturn that has persisted throughout the year. On a cumulative basis, GDP was down 1.89% after contractions of 3.9% and 0.9% in the first and second quarters.