Relationship dossier
Japan
Mozambique
Relationship assessment
Development assistance and an investment agreement underpin Japan–Mozambique cooperation.
Japan toward Mozambique
+40Japan has provided official development assistance for projects in Mozambique and concluded a bilateral investment agreement with Mozambique, supporting development cooperation and a framework for investment.
Mozambique toward Japan
+30Mozambique concluded a bilateral investment agreement with Japan, establishing protections and a framework intended to encourage investment between the countries.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis in Japanese development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement. These arrangements indicate sustained practical engagement, though the extent of cooperation beyond development and investment is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Japan and Mozambique have a cooperative relationship centered on Japanese development assistance and a bilateral investment framework. Japan has supported projects in Mozambique through official development assistance, while the two governments concluded an investment agreement intended to protect and promote investment. The breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
Japan and Mozambique concluded a bilateral investment agreement to protect and promote investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Japanese development projects in Mozambique vary over time.
- The extent of investment under the bilateral investment agreement is unclear.