Angola’s economy grew 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, driven mainly by non-oil activities, according to data released by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE).
According to the INE’s quarterly national accounts highlights, growth was also positive on a quarter-on-quarter basis, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising 1.86% compared with the third quarter of 2025.
For the full year, the economy recorded accumulated growth of 3.13%, reflecting an overall positive performance throughout 2025, although with differing results between the oil and non-oil sectors, the Angolan statistics office said.
Growth was mainly supported by non-oil activities, which expanded 7.34% by the end of the year, while the oil sector contracted by 1.21%, according to the report.
The structure of GDP continued to be dominated by the non-oil sector, which accounted for 80.91% of the economy, compared with 19.09% for the oil sector.
GDP reached around 34.73 trillion kwanzas in 2025 (approximately €32.31 billion), with the non-oil sector representing 28.10 trillion kwanzas (€26.14 billion), while the oil sector contributed 6.63 trillion kwanzas (€6.17 billion).
Among the fastest-growing sectors in 2025 were information and communication activities (up 50.52%), transport and storage (6.35%), trade (5.36%), and accommodation and food services (6.83%), according to the INE.
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Despite the slowdown, oil remains Angola’s dominant individual sector, accounting for more than 90% of exports and remaining the country’s main source of foreign currency and fiscal revenue.
