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A market for the Metalworking and Habitat sectors

Angola

This analysis presents the Angolan market through imports of products in the Metalworking and Habitat sectors. It compares imports from the world with imports from Portugal, identifying the size of each group and Portugal’s share. The product baskets use the selection adopted for France and Austria, allowing the markets to be compared.

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Angolan imports in 2025

Angolan imports from the world and Portugal

Sector

Habitat

In 2025, Angolan imports of the selected Habitat products reached USD 235.43 million. Imports from Portugal totalled USD 75.85 million, equivalent to a 32.22% share.

Imports in this basket grew by 28.4% in current US dollars. Imports from Portugal increased by 60.7%, raising Portugal’s share from 25.75% in 2024 to 32.22% in 2025. Furniture and seats are the largest import group and the largest group of imports from Portugal.

235.43 million USDAngolan imports from the world
75.85 million USDImports from Portugal
32,22%Portugal share
Product group
Product groupMundo M USDPortugal M USDPortugal share
Furniture and seats72,0825,7035,66%
Mattresses and bedding articles2,770,8831,80%
Lighting36,6216,3144,55%
Selected household textiles23,881,395,80%
Builders’ joinery and carpentry11,325,3647,33%
Agglomerated cork and articles thereof0,360,1131,14%
Worked stone11,636,9659,86%
Ceramic tiles and sanitary ware23,619,7541,29%
Tableware and ornamental ceramics11,031,009,04%
Insulating safety glass and glassware15,164,7731,45%
Prefabricated buildings26,983,6313,46%
Basket total235,4375,8532,22%

Imports reported by Angola in 2025. CIF values in millions of current US dollars. Source: UN Comtrade; own calculations.

Portugal has high shares in worked stone (59.86%), builders’ joinery and carpentry (47.33%), lighting (44.55%), and ceramic tiles and sanitary ware (41.29%). Furniture and seats and lighting together account for around 55% of Angolan imports from Portugal in this basket.

Sector

Metallurgy and Metalworking

In 2025, Angola imported USD 7.60 billion across the broad basket of metals, machinery, equipment and transport equipment analysed. Imports from Portugal reached USD 758.4 million, corresponding to a 9.97% share.

Angolan imports in the basket grew by 19.6% compared with 2024 in current US dollars. Imports from Portugal increased by 16.2%, but Portugal’s share fell from 10.26% to 9.97% as imports from all suppliers grew faster.

7.60 billion USDAngolan imports from the world
758.4 million USDImports from Portugal
9,97%Portugal share
Product group
Product groupMundo M USDPortugal M USDPortugal share
Iron and steel and articles thereof1 291,6109,88,50%
Other metals and articles thereof151,327,918,47%
Tools and other articles of base metal367,0109,029,70%
Mechanical machinery and equipment2 871,8282,69,84%
Electrical and electronic equipment1 422,8189,213,30%
Road vehicles and parts thereof1 022,733,13,23%
Railway, aircraft and ships476,06,91,45%
Basket total7 603,3758,49,97%

Imports reported by Angola in 2025. CIF values in millions of current US dollars. Source: UN Comtrade; own calculations.

Mechanical machinery and equipment are the largest import group and the largest group of imports from Portugal, at USD 282.6 million. Electrical and electronic equipment follow at USD 189.2 million. Together, these two groups account for around 62% of Angolan imports from Portugal in the basket.

Methodology and sources

UN Comtrade, extract dated 30 October 2026. Reporter: Angola (24); flow: imports (M); partners: World (0) and Portugal (620); HS 2022 (H6). CIF values in current US dollars. Changes between 2024 and 2025 are calculated using unrounded values. They also reflect exchange-rate movements and do not measure growth in quantity.

Metalworking: HS 72–76 and 78–89. Habitat: HS 4418, 4504, 6802, 6907, 6910–6913, 7007–7008, 7013, 6301–6304, 9401 and 9403–9406. These are product baskets, not official sector totals, and include other applications. They should not be added as mutually exclusive totals. Portugal’s data do not isolate the North and Centre regions. This analysis uses imports reported by Angola, which may differ from exports reported by Portugal.

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