Relationship dossier
Mozambique
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Cooperation includes UK development assistance and bilateral economic engagement
Mozambique toward United Kingdom
+25Mozambique has engaged the United Kingdom in bilateral economic and development cooperation, including efforts to attract UK investment. The extent of specific government-led initiatives is unclear.
United Kingdom toward Mozambique
+35The United Kingdom has provided development assistance to Mozambique, including support in areas such as health, governance and poverty reduction. The scope and continuity of these programmes are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is substantially cooperative, with UK development assistance and bilateral engagement on investment providing concrete foundations. Available details are not broad enough to characterize the full range or durability of cooperation with confidence.
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
Mozambique and the United Kingdom maintain a cooperative relationship shaped by UK development assistance and bilateral economic engagement. The UK has supported Mozambique through development programmes, including assistance related to health, governance and poverty reduction. Mozambique has also engaged with the UK on investment and economic cooperation. The scale and implementation of current programmes and the breadth of direct cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom began providing bilateral development assistance to Mozambique following the country's independence.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of current UK development assistance to Mozambique are unclear.
- Details of Mozambique's government cooperation with the United Kingdom across sectors are limited.