Africa-Press – Angola. Angola exported 23.300 carats of polished diamonds in 2025, at an average price exceeding USD 4.7 million per carat, corresponding to USD 109.7 million, registering a 126.5% increase in the volume exported and a 107.0% growth in this value compared to 2024.
In the period under reference, the average price of this commodity registered a slight decrease of 8.6%, influenced by the current international market situation, characterized by the continuous growth in demand for synthetic diamonds and the oversupply of polished diamonds of natural origin.
According to the Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (SODIAM), despite the decline, the average price level set at more than USD 4.7 reflects the high quality of the polished rough diamonds, characterized by superior standards of purity, size, and value in the international market.
In a statement, SODIAM stresses that the performance of this segment of the value chain in Angola was influenced by the 176% increase in the quantity of polished diamonds exported by the Indian company KGK, a determining factor for the overall increase in volume and revenue.
In the previous year, the volume of rough diamonds acquired by local factories for processing reached 62,500 carats, valued at approximately USD 104 million.
Compared to 2024, these figures represent a 67.6% increase in volume and a 69.6% increase in value, demonstrating greater dynamism in the local diamond cutting industry, while acknowledging that the performance of other diamond cutting factories with smaller production capacities is still modest.
The company reports that, despite the challenges imposed by the evolution of the international market, the results achieved in 2025 demonstrate the resilience of the Angolan diamond sector and reinforce the importance of investment in local processing as a strategy for value creation and industry sustainability.
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