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Export Market

Mozambique

ISO: MZ / MOZ

Country Profile

Capital Maputo
Population 34.1M
GDP $22.7B (2024)
GDP per Capita $657
Income Level Low Income
Currency Mozambican metical (MZN MT)
Language Portuguese
Timezone UTC+02:00
Region Africa · Eastern Africa

Trade Partners

Mozambique Exports To

  • India 18.0%
  • China 13.0%
  • South Africa 9.0%
  • UAE 6.0%
  • Thailand 4.0%

Key exports: coal, natural gas, aluminum, gold, precious stones (2023)

Mozambique Imports From

  • South Africa 34.0%
  • China 14.0%
  • India 13.0%
  • UAE 6.0%
  • Singapore 3.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, chromium ore, iron alloys, iron ore, palm oil (2023)

Economic Overview

low-income East African economy; subsistence farming dominates labor force; return to growth led by agriculture and extractive industries; Islamist insurgency threatens natural gas projects in north; ongoing foreign debt restructuring and resolution under IMF Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative

Government: presidential republic

UK Trade Status

FTA in Force

The UK has a free trade agreement with Mozambique, providing preferential market access for UK exporters.

Geographic Region

Africa

Trading Bloc Memberships

Mozambique is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

AfCFTA African Continental Free Trade Area Free Trade Area

Export Guidance

Relevant guidance for exporting to Mozambique.

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Official Resources

Government export support for Mozambique.

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