Rice — retail price per kg
30.00MZN per kgunchanged vs Dec 2019
Maputo (Maputo Cidade) · Latest observation Jan 2020 · no newer data published
Maputo (Maputo Cidade)Nampula (Nampula)
- Latest
- 30.00
- Change
- +503.6%
- Year on year
- −22.6%
- High
- 57.00 Mar 2017
- Low
- 4.67 Jun 2000
- Average
- 22.13
- Volatility
- 17.1%
Maputo (Maputo Cidade) is 30.00 MZN per kg, unchanged for the last 4 monthly readings (since Oct 2019).
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 rice 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 kg.
What does the data say?
Rice — retail price per kg (Maputo (Maputo Cidade)) is 30.00 MZN per kg, unchanged for the last 4 monthly readings (since Oct 2019).
Over all 240 observations since Jan 2000, the highest was 57.00 (Mar 2017) and the lowest 4.67 (Jun 2000).
The latest observation is from Jan 2020; 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.
Where it costs most — Jan 2020
Only markets with a price for the same month are ranked, so the comparison is like for like.
| Market | Latest | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Angónia (Tete) | 50.00 MZN per kg | +0.0% |
| Chokwe (Gaza) | 50.00 MZN per kg | +0.0% |
| Nampula (Nampula) | 40.00 MZN per kg | −14.3% |
| Maputo (Maputo Cidade) | 30.00 MZN per kg | −22.6% |
4 more with older observations
| Gorongoza (Sofala) | 50.00 | Dec 2019 |
| Ribaue (Nampula) | 50.00 | Dec 2019 |
| Manica (Manica) | 40.00 | Dec 2019 |
| Milange (Zambezia) | 45.00 | Apr 2017 |
Other varieties and units
What should I watch?
Data source
- Source
- WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Observations
- 240 (Jan 2000 – Jan 2020) for Maputo (Maputo Cidade); 8 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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