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EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

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EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

5.9

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

4.6

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.4

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour6
Worker rights & FOA6
OHS & audit transparency6
Food & product safety6
Environmental & regulatory6
Governance & anti-corruption8
Tariff & preferential access2
Non-tariff barriers6
Supply chain traceability7

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict6
Supplier concentration3
Climate & physical risk6
Sanctions exposure2
Policy continuity & property rights6

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness9
Supply base depth2
Logistics & infrastructure2
Workforce skills2
Scalability6
Ease of doing business2
Trade access & tariffs2
Sustainability baseline2
Innovation & IP5
Quality standards2

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Mozambique's #3 import source (world lens). Mozambique is the EU's #89 goods supplier.

Mozambique on the world stage

Mozambique$9.2bn total importsSouth Africa25.0% · $2.3bnChina16.2% · $1.5bnASEAN-610.2% · $940mEU-279.5% · $878mIndia6.8% · $626mUnited Arab Emirates5.8% · $531mOman5.5% · $509mJapan2.2% · $204mUS1.9% · $178m

Total imports

$9.2bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$8.2bn

209 partners

#1 import source

South Africa

25.0%

#1 export dest.

India

17.9%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Mozambique and the EU

EU imports from

€2.0bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€785m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #89 supplier

EU trade balance

one-sided

coverage 0.39

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

122

EUR/MWh

Consumer

54

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

128

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

84%

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Export-revenue + dam debt

Market model

State monopoly (EDM) with independent export entity

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

ARENE (Autoridade Reguladora de Energia)

Cahora Bassa dam (2075 MW) exports ~65% of output to Eskom (South Africa) under long-term contracts. Revenue flows to export, while domestic electrification is only ~35%. HCB operates largely independently of the…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

2 gas plants

246 MW · 1 building

0 wind farms

capacity n/a · 1 building

3 coal mines

capacity n/a

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

4

none in the merged layer

Acid-drainage prone

0

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Other mine

Mine-water verifiability

Blind spot

graphite and heavy-sands mining

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

16.4

→ 21.6 by 2050

Fertility

4.69

above replacement

Working-age

52.8%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

5.2

→ 5.7 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 34.6M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +84% (63.5M)

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