Angola's economy expanded by 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating slightly from a downwardly revised 5.1% increase in the previous quarter. It was the strongest growth since the second quarter of 2024, driven by non-oil activities. The non-oil sector grew 6.2%, while the oil sector contracted by 0.2%. Notable growth was recorded in several sectors, including information and communication (27.6%), transportation (16.1%), fishing and aquaculture (8.7%), electricity production, water, and sanitation (8.2%), and manufacturing (7.3%). By contrast, accommodation and food services (-3.3%) and extraction and refining (-0.2%) both contracted. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the economy advanced 1.4%, following an upwardly revised 2.1% expansion in the fourth quarter. Last year, the GDP grew 3.1%, after a 5.0% expansion in 2024. source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Angola

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Angola expanded 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Angola averaged 4.41 percent from 2002 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 38.80 percent in the first quarter of 2005 and a record low of -19.50 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Angola GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Angola GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Angola expanded 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Angola is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Angola GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 2.70 percent in 2027 and 3.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-06 10:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q4 5.7% 2.6% 2.2%
2026-06-01 03:40 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q1 5.3% 5.1% 4.5%
2026-08-31 10:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q2 3.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 3.10 4.95 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 5.30 5.10 percent Mar 2026
GDP Constant Prices 34471411.54 29081575.92 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Agriculture 50805.14 50796.78 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Construction 34933.82 35573.03 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 26064.96 24802.72 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Mining 17401.37 16122.20 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Public Administration 44190.59 43475.89 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Services 68797.65 66960.82 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Transport 37780.01 36088.36 AOA Million Dec 2025
GDP from Utilities 8494.59 8260.38 AOA Million Dec 2025


Angola GDP Annual Growth Rate
Angola is Africa’s second largest oil producer. As such, oil sector accounts for about 47 percent of total GDP, 98 percent of export earnings and 75 percent of government revenues. Within the non-oil sector the biggest share goes to: wholesale and retail sales (21 percent of total output), agriculture and fishery (10 percent), construction (7.7 percent) and manufacturing (6 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.30 5.10 38.80 -19.50 2002 - 2026 percent Quarterly
2015=100

News Stream
Angola Q1 GDP Growth Strongest in Near 2 Years
Angola's economy expanded by 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating slightly from a downwardly revised 5.1% increase in the previous quarter. It was the strongest growth since the second quarter of 2024, driven by non-oil activities. The non-oil sector grew 6.2%, while the oil sector contracted by 0.2%. Notable growth was recorded in several sectors, including information and communication (27.6%), transportation (16.1%), fishing and aquaculture (8.7%), electricity production, water, and sanitation (8.2%), and manufacturing (7.3%). By contrast, accommodation and food services (-3.3%) and extraction and refining (-0.2%) both contracted. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the economy advanced 1.4%, following an upwardly revised 2.1% expansion in the fourth quarter. Last year, the GDP grew 3.1%, after a 5.0% expansion in 2024.
2026-06-01
Angola GDP Growth Accelerates to 5.7% in Q4
Angola's economy advanced by 5.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, quickening from an upwardly revised 2.6% rise in the previous period. This expansion, driven mainly by non-oil activities, marks the strongest quarterly performance since Q2 2023. The non-oil sector experienced a 7.34% expansion, representing 80.91% of GDP, whereas the oil sector contracted by 1.21%, accounting for 19.09% of the economy. Notable growth was recorded in some activities such as information and communication sector (+65.7%), accommodation & food services activities (+18%) and manufacturing (+16.5%). By contrast, oil extraction and refining (-1.2% vs -6.9%), along with diamond and metallic mineral extraction (-7% vs 2.1%), acted as drags on overall growth. Angola's economic growth reached 3.1% in 2025, compared to the revised 4.95% in 2024.
2026-03-06
Angola GDP Annual Growth Accelerates to 1.8% in Q3
The annual economic growth in Angola accelerated to 1.8% in Q3 2025, up from 1.1% in the previous three-month period, which had been the softest expansion since Q4 2024, when GDP recorded a contraction. The acceleration was mainly driven by the non-oil sector (4.1% vs 3.4% in Q2). The information and communication sector was the strongest performer, surging 55.67% (vs 38.1% in Q2) and contributing 0.97 percentage points to GDP growth. Other sectors that posted significant growth included accommodation and food services (13.6% vs 8%), commerce (3.3% vs 6.5%), manufacturing (13.0% vs 5.2%), and diamond and metallic mineral extraction (1.0% vs 6.8%). Meanwhile, the oil sector contracted by 7.8%, due to a 10.7% decline in oil extraction, which represented 93.08% of the sector’s weight. On a quarterly basis, GDP edged up 0.05% in Q3, following a revised 0.08% contraction in the previous period.
2025-12-03