Mozambique received $88.13 million from gas in 2025
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agência de Informação de Moçambique
Mozambique received $88.13 million in revenue from liquefied natural gas operations in 2025, including $56.46 million from profit petroleum and $31.67 million from the production tax. The revenue fell by 2.6% year on year, according to Mozambique’s Assembly of the Republic.
Mozambique received $88.13 million in revenue linked to liquefied natural gas operations in 2025, according to the annual report approved by the Assembly of the Republic. Minister of State Administration Inocêncio Impissa said $56.46 million came from profit petroleum and $31.67 million from the petroleum production tax.
Revenue fell by 2.6% compared with 2024, mainly because there was no $5 million production bonus in 2025, which had been received the previous year. Excluding this bonus, revenue increased by about 3%, despite a 14% fall in the average Brent price, to which LNG and condensate prices are linked.
The report details the implementation of the Mozambique Sovereign Fund. The government approved its investment policy in 2025 and signed a management agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Mozambique on 19 November. The first transfer of resources, made on 10 December, was placed in short-term deposits with three foreign financial institutions and generated about $210,000 in interest over around 20 days.
Government projections foresee the start of corporate tax payments from the gas sector in 2035, rising to about $2.6 billion in 2042. In 2025, about 3 billion meticais in gas revenue was allocated to priority projects in roads, water, education, agriculture and economic infrastructure, but about 1.3 billion meticais was spent, an execution rate of 44.3%. The parliamentary committee tasked with examining the report recommended independent audits and certification of revenue forecasts.
