Mozambique
Population (World Bank): 33,897,354 (2023)
Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 23.3% (2023)
Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 0 Mb/d (2024)
Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 183
2017 Resource Governance Index Score, Oil and Gas Sector (NRGI): 50/100
EITI Status: Moderate
Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)
Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:
Diploma Ministerial n.º 55/2024 (Portuguese)
Mining Law, 2014 (Portuguese)
Petroleum Law, 2014 (Portuguese)
Mega Projects Law, 2011 (Portuguese)
Employment Law, 2007
Local Content Relevant News:
July 2025 - Megaprojects: Local Content Law proposal finalized
June 2025 - Mozambique: MIREME begins socialization of extractive sector legal framework
April 2025 - MozUp Engages Local and International Suppliers Through Forums in Maputo and Pemba
March 2025 - Mozambique: ExxonMobil opens up to domestic companies to supply goods and services
February 2025 - ExxonMobil Showcases $20M Social Investment During AEC’s Mozambique Roundtable
January 2025 - Estevão Pale’s Ministerial appointment is a solid choice for Mozambique citizens and investors
November 2024 - Mozambique has announced plans to conduct an audit on local content compliance among oil companies
July 2024 - Mozambique Regulates Local Content Obligations of the Concessionaires of Petroleum Rights
November 2021 – African Development Bank ups financial contribution for local content and job creation in Mozambique to $2.5 million
June 2021 – African Development Bank financial package for local content and SME development to boost job creation
February 2021 – Local content rises to top of Mozambique’s developmental agenda
January 2021 – Mozambique’s ENH 2021 Project Plans Makes Local Content Top Priority
December 2020 – African Energy Chamber in Mozambique to push for local content on LNG developments
December 2020 – Mozambique: Local content in natural gas projects “a priority” – minister
October 2020 – Mozambique talks up local content in gas work
Analysis and Case Studies:
Arena et al. (2022) – Precision policies and local content targets in resource-rich developing countries: The case of the oil and gas sector in Mozambique (Paywall)
Marques da Cruz (2021) – Analysis and Evaluation of Local Content Legal Regulations in Mozambique’s Mining Sector
Marques da Cruz (2021) – Understanding: Local Content in Mozambique – A Legal Perspective
Dietsche & Esteves (2020) – Local Content and the Prospects for Economic Diversification in Mozambique
Roe (2018) – Extractive Industries and Development: Lessons from International Experience for Mozambique
Balchin et al. (2017) – Economic Transformation and Job Creation in Mozambique
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (2017) – Local Content Policies in Minerals-Exporting Countries: The Case of Mozambique
United States Agency for International Development (2013) – Policy Options for Strengthening Local Content in Mozambique
Perkins & Robbins (2011) – The contribution to local enterprise development of infrastructure for commodity extraction projects: Tanzania’s central corridor and Mozambique’s Zambezi Valley
Relevant Initiatives:
Creating a Sustainable SME Supply Chain in the Oil and Gas Sector in Mozambique (LINKAR) Project (2021-2024)
DAI Sustainable Business Group Local Content Strategy and Industrial Baseline Study (2018)
International Growth Centre (IGC) Developing a Local Content Unit for Mozambique (2013)
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) (Website under maintanence 06/2024)