Mozambican micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) generated monthly turnover of 341.4 billion meticais (€4.7 billion) and employed 9.3 million people in 2025, the Government announced on Tuesday.
The figures are contained in the 2025 FinScope survey of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), a national study assessing the size, characteristics and contribution of the sector to the Mozambican economy, which was reviewed at the 31st session of the Council of Ministers in Maputo.
According to the survey, these businesses employ around 9.3 million people and generate monthly turnover of around 341.4 billion meticais (€4.7 billion), Government spokesperson Inocêncio Impissa told a press conference following the Council of Ministers session. Impissa also stressed the importance of the MSME sector to the country’s economy.
“Their estimated monthly contribution to GDP [gross domestic product] is 64.6 billion meticais (€908 million), making the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise sector one of the most important drivers of the Mozambican economy,” he said.
The results presented to the Council of Ministers also show growing participation by women in Mozambique’s business sector.
“The main findings also show that women own 56% of all micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, an increase from the 40% recorded in 2012,” he said.
The report also highlights the significant role of young people in business activity.
“Young owners account for 45% of all owners of these micro, small and medium-sized enterprises,” Impissa said. However, “those under the age of 25 account for around 15%”.
The report was reviewed at the same session at which the Council of Ministers assessed the Programme for Strengthening Governance and Service Delivery to Citizens (Prospera), funded by the World Bank. The programme envisages reforms in the civil service, financial management and service delivery, as part of the Government’s strategies for the country’s economic and social development. Its first phase will run from 2026 to 2031.
According to Impissa, who is also Minister of State Administration and the Civil Service, the Prospera programme aims to make Mozambique’s civil service “more efficient and effective”, ensuring “stronger financial management and a sustainable wage bill”.
Impissa explained that the initiative links “human resources, wage bill and public financial management reforms” and already envisages “concrete results in health and education in the country’s underserved provinces”.
Impissa also stressed that Prospera is aligned with the Public Administration Reform and Development Strategy 2025–2034 and the Public Financial Management Strategy 2026–2035.
Source: Lusa