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Angolan economy grew 8.74% in the second quarter

Jornal Económico28 August 2026 at 22:51

Angola's Gross Domestic Product registered real growth of 8.74% in the second quarter year-on-year, according to the Quarterly National Accounts bulletin published by the National Statistics Institute. At current prices, GDP amounted to 43.43 billion kwanzas, approximately 40.9 billion euros. With seasonal adjustment, the economy grew 2.75% in the quarter.

Both the petroleum and non-petroleum sectors contributed to this positive development, with growth of 5.64% and 9.24% respectively. Diamond extraction was the activity with the highest year-on-year variation, reaching 16.46%, followed by information and communication with 14.30%, accommodation and food services with 12.59%, manufacturing industry products with 12.22%, and financial and insurance intermediation with 11.83%.

Year-to-date, GDP growth stood at 7.15% compared to the same period last year. The activities with the highest variation were information and communication with 19.71%, transport and storage with 14.17%, diamond extraction with 10.13%, and manufacturing industry products with 9.72%.

In July, the governor of the National Bank of Angola, Manuel Tiago Dias, revised upward the GDP growth forecast from 3.5% to 3.6%, considering the positive impact of the non-petroleum sector. Rating agency S&P Global forecasts that the Angolan economy will grow at an average rate of 3.5% this year, slowing to 2.7% between 2027 and 2029.

O Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) de Angola registou um crescimento real de 8,74% no segundo trimestre em termos homólogos, com o setor não petrolífero a representar um peso crescente na economia angolana.

A atualização foi feita no boletim Contas Nacionais Trimestrais divulgado esta sexta-feira, 29 de agosto, pelo Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). A preços correntes, o PIB ascendeu a 43,43 biliões de kwanzas (cerca de 40,9 mil milhões de euros). Considerando a série com ajuste sazonal, a economia cresceu 2,75%.

Contribuíram para esta evolução positiva tanto o setor petrolífero, que cresceu 5,64% face ao segundo trimestre de 2025, como o não petrolífero, com um desempenho de 9,24%.

A extração de diamantes (16,46%) lidera as atividades cuja variação foi mais significativa em termos homólogos, seguida da informação e comunicação (14,30%), do serviço de alojamento e restauração (12,59%), dos produtos da indústria transformadora (12,22%) e da intermediação financeira e de seguros (11,83%). Os subsídios e os impostos registaram aumentos de 116,26% e de 37%, pela mesma ordem.

Numa análise em cadeia trimestral, o serviço de alojamento e restauração (10,33%) e os produtos da indústria transformadora (6,10%) observaram as maiores variações do PIB no segundo trimestre. O INE aponta também para um aumento nos subsídios e nos impostos sobre produtos em 114,61% e 7,53%, pela mesma ordem.

Quanto aos números do PIB acumulado, o gabinete de estatísticas reportou um crescimento de 7,15% ao longo do ano, relativamente ao mesmo período do ano passado. A maior variação foi registada na atividade da informação e comunicação (19,71%), do transporte e armazenagem (14,17%), da extração de diamantes (10,13%) e dos produtos da indústria transformadora (9,72%.)

Regressando aos valores nominais no segundo trimestre, os impostos sobre produtos líquidos de subsídios fixaram-se em 149,13 mil milhões de kwanzas negativos, “indicando que, no período em análise, os subsídios sobre os produtos excederam os impostos sobre os produtos”, nota o gabinete de estatísticas. Quanto ao valor agregado das atividades, a agropecuária e silvicultura registou 14,86 biliões de kwanzas, o comércio e reparação 7,01 biliões de kwanzas, a extracção e refinação de petróleo 6,97 biliões de kwanzas, e a Administração Pública, Defesa e Segurança Social 3,90 biliões de kwanzas.

Em julho, o governador do Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA), Manuel Tiago Dias, reviu em alta a previsão de crescimento do PIB de 3,5% para 3,6%, considerando o impacto positivo do setor não petrolífero, que se prevê que cresça 4,32%.

A S&P Global prevê que a economia angolana cresça a um ritmo médio de 3,5% este ano, abrandando para 2,7% entre 2027 e 2029.

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