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Invest in Angola
A short guide for companies expanding into Angola: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.
1. Angola at a glance
PopulationEstimate
39 million
Angola's population was 39,040,039 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Angola population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$122.2 billion
GDP was US$122.17 billion in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Angola GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$3,129
GDP per person was US$3,129.48 in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Angola GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
3.1%
Real GDP growth was 3.1 percent in 2025, by the World Bank's figure.
Source: World Bank WDI, Angola real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
8.4%
Annual inflation was 8.43 percent in September 2026, the statistics office's twelve-month rate for its national consumer price index.
Source: INE Angola, national consumer price index, September 2026 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$1.15 billion
Foreign direct investment inflows were US$1,148.731 million in 2025, after negative inflows in each of 2018 to 2024, by UNCTAD data.
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment inflows, Angola (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
The currency is the kwanza.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
2. Before you set up
The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.
The investment promotion agency is AIPEX, which also promotes exports.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
As of 2023, per the WTO review, Angola has a single window for investment, JUI, where an investor files the project and receives its authorizations.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
The Law on Delimitation of Economic Activity, Law 25/21, sets which sectors are reserved to the State, absolutely or by concession.
Source: Diário da República, Law 25/21 on economic sectors (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 18, 2021
As of February 2024, per the WTO review, Angola had one free trade zone, Barra do Dande, and one special economic zone being transformed into a free trade zone.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
3. Steps to set up
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Setting up in Angola
- Register the company at the one-stop counter.Guiché Único da EmpresaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: GUE, Guiché Único da Empresa, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get a taxpayer number (NIF) from the tax authority.Administração Geral TributáriaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: AGT, Portal do Contribuinte (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Register the private investment project through the single window for investment.Agência de Investimento Privado e Promoção das Exportações de AngolaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- For activities reserved by concession, obtain the concession or sector license from the responsible authority.Sector authority named in Law 25/21Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Diário da República, Law 25/21 on economic sectors (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 18, 2021
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- Apply for visas and residence documents; the investment proposal must commit to employing Angolans.Serviço de Migração e EstrangeirosOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
- Move capital and profits through banks under the central bank's foreign exchange rules.Banco Nacional de AngolaOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
4. Organizations that help investors
Start with AGT. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Investment and business setup
- Meet requirements
Company registration one-stop shop
GUE
Guiché Único da Empresa
Handles setting up, changing and closing companies at one public counter, with links to the notary, tax and social security offices.
Visit GUE (opens in a new tab)Source: GUE, Guiché Único da Empresa, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Migration and visa service
SME
Serviço de Migração e Estrangeiros
Handles visa requests and residence documents for foreign visitors and residents through its online portal.
Visit SME (opens in a new tab)Source: SME, migration service portal (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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- Get advice
Small business support institute
INAPEM
Instituto Nacional de Apoio às Micro, Pequenas e Médias Empresas
Supports, trains and strengthens micro, small and medium enterprises in Angola.
Visit INAPEM (opens in a new tab)Source: INAPEM, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Find finance
National development bank
BDA
Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola
Finances agriculture, industry, infrastructure and trade projects through its financing programs.
Visit BDA (opens in a new tab)Source: BDA, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
AGT
Administração Geral Tributária
Registers taxpayers and runs customs clearance, including export declarations and an authorized economic operator program for compliant traders.
Visit AGT (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCIA
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria de Angola
Offers company certification, arbitration and mediation, and membership for Angolan businesses.
Visit CCIA (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIA, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Worth knowing
Currency and settlement
As of 2023, per the WTO review, an importer that also exports cannot buy foreign exchange for imports until it has used its export foreign exchange (BNA Notice 4/21).
What to do: Check your foreign exchange needs with your bank and the central bank before you contract.
Sources: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab); BNA, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Logistics and border performance
The WTO review says importers still face a fragmented process because the single window is not fully in place and several institutions license the same goods.
What to do: Ask your clearing agent which licenses and platforms your shipment needs.
Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Reserved sectors
Law 25/21 reserves central banking to the State and opens ports, airports, railways, domestic airways and the telecom backbone only by concession.
What to do: Check Law 25/21 and the sector regulator before you start a project in a regulated sector.
Sources: Diário da República, Law 25/21 on economic sectors (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab); WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
Zones and incentives
The WTO review says special economic zone incentives ended in 2020, and by February 2024 Angola had created one free trade zone, Barra do Dande.
What to do: Ask AIPEX which zone incentives apply today before you choose a site.
Sources: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab); Ver Angola, Luanda-Bengo zone joint-stock company, April 2026 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
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Ownership limits
Article 11 caps foreign investment in existing companies at 30 percent, which the authorities say covers only indirect investments, says the WTO review.
What to do: Check the investment structure with AIPEX before you sign.
Sources: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Angola, Secretariat report, February 2024 (opens in a new tab); Diário da República, Private Investment Law, April 2021 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2024
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