Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India
High CommissionMozambique · High Commissioner: Shri Robert Shetkintong
10 figures · 2 sources · built 52 minutes ago
In short
India’s high commission in Mozambique records bilateral trade of $3.42bn, a reported community of 25,000, 16 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 73%. Led by Shri Robert Shetkintong, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$3.42bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 52 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Mozambique
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic & Commercial Relations” section
“Indian exports Mozambican Exports Total trade 2020-21 1231 631 1862 2021-22 1975 1879 3854 2022-23 2506 2521 5027 2023-24 1996 2419 4415 Value: Million USD 2024-25 1323 2097 3420 Source: DGCIS”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence25,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Mozambique"
“PIOs 22,000 + NRIs 3,000 = 25,000”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence16
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 53 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 September 2010)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MINERAL RESOURCES — 30 September 2010”
Published: 30 September 2010 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
73%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Mozambique”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to MozambiqueUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.32bn
Bilateral Brief — Mozambique
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic & Commercial Relations” section
“Indian exports Mozambican Exports Total trade 2020-21 1231 631 1862 2021-22 1975 1879 3854 2022-23 2506 2521 5027 2023-24 1996 2419 4415 Value: Million USD 2024-25 1323 2097 3420 Source: DGCIS”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from MozambiqueUS dollars · as stated in the brief$2.10bn
Bilateral Brief — Mozambique
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic & Commercial Relations” section
“Indian exports Mozambican Exports Total trade 2020-21 1231 631 1862 2021-22 1975 1879 3854 2022-23 2506 2521 5027 2023-24 1996 2419 4415 Value: Million USD 2024-25 1323 2097 3420 Source: DGCIS”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$774.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Mozambiquepersons · as stated in the brief20,000
Bilateral Brief — Mozambique
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Community and Cultural Relations” section
“Almost 20,000 Mozambican nationals trace their ancestry to India.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Mozambique
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent Visits From Mozambique” section
“Recent ministerial visits from Mozambique included those by First Deputy President of the National Assembly for the Commonwealth Speakers Conference in New Delhi (Jan 2026), Secretary of State for Trade for CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam (Nov 2025), Defence Minister (Oct 2022) and Speaker of National Assembly (July 2022).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (16)
MEA Treaties Database- TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUECivil and Criminal Matters13 February 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE RELATING TOGRANT ASSISTANCE (DONATION) FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR THE DRINKING WATER PROJECT IN MUEDA PLATEU IN CABO DELGADO PROVINCE OF MOZAMBIQUE.Aid and Cooperation14 February 2022
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE IN THE AREA OF ARCHIVAL COOPERATIONCultural Relations and Sport29 November 2018
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUETransport16 January 2017
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE ON DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND PRECURSORS CHEMICALS AND RELATED MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters07 July 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations07 August 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF OIL AND GASAid and Cooperation28 November 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RURAL DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation23 April 2014
- AGREEMENT ON SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUECivil and Criminal Matters14 July 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MINERAL RESOURCESAid and Cooperation30 September 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISESAid and Cooperation30 September 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade30 September 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE FOR THE RECIPROCAL PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade19 February 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMIBIQUE IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation12 May 2003
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUEBusiness and Trade28 October 1981
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON ECONOMIC,SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation08 October 1976
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 39 sections, 16,228 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Mozambique Bilateral Relations · Political Relations · Recent Visits From India · Recent Visits From Mozambique · High Level Visits · Ministerial Visits.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 25% apart
- Overseas Indians25,000
- Indian community in Mozambique20,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.