IMF forecasts 4.4% growth for Angola in 2026
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
The International Monetary Fund forecasts 4.4% growth for Angola in 2026, after 3.1% in 2025, while inflation is expected to fall to 10.6%. The economies of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique are also expected to follow distinct trajectories, according to IMF projections.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts 4.4% growth for Angola in 2026, compared with an estimated 3.1% in 2025, before slowing to 3.3% in 2027, according to its World Economic Outlook report published on Tuesday.
Angola’s inflation is expected to fall from 20.2% in 2025 to 10.6% in 2026, and then to 10.2% in 2027. Cape Verde, another Portuguese-speaking African economy, is expected to record 5% growth in 2026 and 2027, according to IMF projections. The forecast for Angola is close to that of the World Bank, which is forecasting 4.5% growth in 2026.
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