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Oil (vegetable, imported) — retail price per litre

144.00MZN per litre▼ 10.0% vs Jan 2024

Nampula (Nampula) · Latest observation Mar 2024 · no newer data published

Oil (vegetable, imported) — retail price per litre

What is this?

The retail price of oil (vegetable, imported) observed in local markets.

How to read it

  • Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.
  • Unit: MZN per litre.

What does the data say?

Oil (vegetable, imported) — retail price per litre (Nampula (Nampula)) is 144.00 MZN per litre (Mar 2024), 30.9% higher than in Sept 2017. Over the last year: −1.4%.

Over all 16 observations since Sept 2017, the highest was 189.00 (May 2022) and the lowest 51.11 (Jul 2019).

The latest observation is from Mar 2024; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
  • Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
  • Government: Food security monitoring.
  • Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
  • Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
Mar 2024
Last updated
2026-10-17
Frequency
Monthly
Method
Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
Limitations
Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
Market:
050100150200250Sept 2017Mar 2024

Nampula (Nampula)Tete (Tete)Quelimane (Zambezia)

Latest
144.00
Change
+30.9%
Year on year
−1.4%
High
189.00 May 2022
Low
51.11 Jul 2019
Average
134.60
Volatility
128.1%

Nampula (Nampula) is 144.00 MZN per litre (Mar 2024), 30.9% higher than in Sept 2017. Over the last year: −1.4%.

Each line is one market town, not a province or national average. Months without a reported price are left out, not filled in.

What is this?

The retail price of oil (vegetable, imported) observed in local markets.

How to read it

Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.

Unit: MZN per litre.

What does the data say?

Oil (vegetable, imported) — retail price per litre (Nampula (Nampula)) is 144.00 MZN per litre (Mar 2024), 30.9% higher than in Sept 2017. Over the last year: −1.4%.

Over all 16 observations since Sept 2017, the highest was 189.00 (May 2022) and the lowest 51.11 (Jul 2019).

The latest observation is from Mar 2024; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
  • Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
  • Government: Food security monitoring.
  • Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
  • Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

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Other varieties and units

Oil (vegetable) — retail price per 5 litres780.00 MZN per 5 litres−2.5% · Mar 2026Oil (vegetable, local) — retail price per litre120.00 MZN per litreunchanged · Mar 2024

What should I watch?

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Data source

Source
WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
Frequency
Monthly
Observations
16 (Sept 2017 – Mar 2024) for Nampula (Nampula); 39 market in total
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
Limitations
Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
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