Angola’s manufacturing industry recorded significant acceleration in 2025, consolidating its position as one of the main drivers of growth in the country’s non-oil economy, according to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rui Miguêns de Oliveira.
Speaking at the opening of the VI Fórum Indústria, held recently in Luanda, the minister highlighted that the sector has been gaining weight in the national economic structure, driven mainly by the performance of the manufacturing industry.
According to the minister, the subsector grew by 13.82% in the third quarter and 16.46% in the fourth quarter of 2025, demonstrating a significant recovery in productive activity and an increase in the country’s industrial capacity.
“This performance has particularly important economic significance. The growth of the food industries translates directly into a greater capacity for the country to process national agricultural production, reduce dependence on imports and strengthen food security,” he said.
Data from the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) show that the Industrial Production Index recorded a monthly variation of 5.25% in December 2025, with manufacturing standing out as the most dynamic segment, expanding by 10.91%.
According to Rui Miguêns de Oliveira, the year-on-year evolution of the sector reached around 96.57%, reflecting a strong recovery in industrial activity.
The minister also stressed that some segments showed particularly robust performance, especially the food industry, which recorded growth of more than 135%, boosting the processing of agricultural products and supply to the domestic market.
The beverages and tobacco sectors were also among those showing the greatest dynamism.
For the minister, these results reinforce the strategic role of industrialisation in the economic diversification of Angola, traditionally dependent on the oil sector.
“Industrialisation is not a process that is built overnight. It is a profound structural transformation that requires strategic vision, investment, macroeconomic stability and perseverance,” he said.
Rui Miguêns de Oliveira also argued that continued investment in national production, improvements in the business environment and stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors will be decisive for consolidating industrial growth.
“If we can continue investing in national production, strengthen the business environment and deepen the partnership between the public and private sectors, Angola will be able to build an increasingly solid and competitive industrial base,” he concluded.
From an economic perspective, the performance of the manufacturing industry is seen as an important indicator of Angola’s economic diversification strategy, as it increases the added value of local production and reduces dependence on imports.
Source: Forbes África Lusófona
