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Angola Economy

Angola's economy in numbers:

Nominal GDP of USD 115.9 billion in 2022.

Nominal GDP of USD 89.7 billion in 2023.

GDP per capita of USD 2,439 compared to the global average of USD 10,589.

GDP per capita of USD 3,246 compared to the global average of USD 10,589.

Average real GDP growth of 1.2% over the last decade.

Average real GDP growth of 0.5% over the last decade.

Share of the region's population
Share of the region's GDP

Economic structure:

In 2021, services accounted for 48% of overall GDP, manufacturing 6%, other industrial activity 37%, and agriculture 9%. Looking at GDP by expenditure, private consumption accounted for 50% of GDP in 2021, government consumption 7%, fixed investment 20%, and net exports 23%.

GDP by economic sector
GDP by type of expenditure

International trade:

In 2019, manufactured products made up 1% of total merchandise exports, mineral fuels 95%, food 0%, ores and metals 4% and agricultural raw materials 0%, with other categories accounting for 0% of the total. In the same period, manufactured products made up 65% of total merchandise imports, mineral fuels 14%, food 19%, ores and metals 1% and agricultural raw materials 1%, with other goods accounting for 0% of the total. Total exports were worth USD 50 billion in 2022, while total imports were USD 17 billion.

Key exports
Key imports
Key export partners
Key import partners

Economic growth:

The economy recorded average annual growth of 1.2% in the decade to 2022. To read more about GDP growth in Angola, go to our dedicated page.

Fiscal policy:

Angola's fiscal deficit averaged 0.9% of GDP in the decade to 2022. Find out more on our dedicated page.

Unemployment:

The unemployment rate averaged 9.6% in the decade to 2022. For more information on Angola's unemployment click here.

Inflation:

Inflation averaged 18.0% in the decade to 2022. Go to our Angola inflation page for extra insight.

Monetary Policy:

Angola's monetary policy rate ended 2022 at 19.50%, up from 10.25% a decade earlier. See our Angola monetary policy page for additional details.

Exchange Rate:

From end-2012 to end-2022 the kwanza weakened by 81.1% vs the U.S. dollar. For more info on the kwanza, click here.
Economic growth cooled to 4.1% year on year in Q2 from Q1’s nine-year high of 4.6%, dragged on by a softer expansion in the key hydrocarbons sector. Elsewhere in the economy, surging mining output and a faster increase in agricultural output outweighed a deterioration in services, driving growth to a near-three-year high in the non-oil sector. Turning to Q3, our panel has penciled in a further slowdown, and available data supports this prediction. High inflation in July–August and tight borrowing conditions will have dented domestic demand. Meanwhile, oil production growth ticked up in the same two-month period from Q2 but remained historically subdued, boding poorly for the public coffers. In other news, U.S. President Biden will visit Luanda in late October, where he plans to deepen economic ties between the countries and Angola’s commitment to the green transition.
Projections out to 2034.

44 indicators covered including both annual and quarterly frequencies.

Consensus Forecasts based on a panel of 14 expert analysts.

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Angola Datos económicos

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Población (millones) 29.3 30.1 31.0 32.0 32.9
PIB (en millones de dólares) 101 84 59 73 -
PIB per cápita (USD) 3,465 2,773 1,886 2,269 -
PIB (en miles de millones de AOA) 25,628 30,330 33,832 45,703 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB nominal, var. anual) 26.5 18.3 11.5 35.1 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB, var. anual) -1.3 -0.7 -5.6 1.1 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB no petrolero, var. anual) 2.1 2.4 -5.1 6.1 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB Petróleo, var. anual) -9.4 -6.5 -6.8 -11.5 -
Consumo privado (% var. anual) -3.4 -6.2 -3.3 6.4 -
Consumo público (var. anual) -1.7 5.1 -14.0 -6.3 -
Inversión fija (% var. anual) 0.0 0.0 -15.5 9.2 -
Exportaciones (G&S, % var. anual) -7.6 -17.4 -6.7 10.4 -
Importaciones (G&S, % var. anual) -16.0 -25.0 -19.6 -18.3 -
Producción de petróleo (millones de barriles diarios, aop) 1.57 1.42 1.24 1.11 1.15
Desempleo (% de la población activa, aop) 7.4 7.4 8.3 8.5 -
Saldo fiscal (% del PIB) 2.3 0.8 -1.9 3.8 2.7
Deuda pública (% del PIB) 93.0 113.6 136.5 86.4 -
Precio del petróleo en Cabinda (USD por barril, aop) 69.7 63.0 42.4 67.4 100.8
Dinero (var. anual de M2 %) 20.4 30.0 24.5 -9.3 -1.4
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, eop) 18.6 16.9 25.1 27.0 13.9
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, aop) 19.6 17.1 22.3 25.8 21.4
Tipo básico de referencia BNA (%, eop) 16.50 15.50 15.50 20.00 19.50
Tipo de cambio (AOA por USD, eop) 307.7 479.0 654.6 563.4 506.5
Tipo de cambio (AOA por USD, aop) 252.9 363.0 578.2 630.2 460.5
Balanza por cuenta corriente (en millones de dólares) 7.4 5.1 0.9 8.4 11.8
Balanza por cuenta corriente (% del PIB) 7.3 6.1 1.5 11.6 -
Balanza comercial de mercancías (en millones de USD) 25.0 20.6 11.4 21.8 32.8
Exportaciones de mercancías (en millones de dólares) 40.8 34.7 20.9 33.6 50.0
Importaciones de mercancías (en millones de dólares) 15.8 14.1 9.5 11.8 17.3
Exportaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 17.8 -14.8 -39.7 60.4 49.0
Importaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 9.2 -10.6 -32.4 23.6 46.4
Inversión extranjera directa (en millones de dólares) -5.7 -4.1 -1.9 -4.2 -
Reservas internacionales (en millones de dólares) 16.2 17.2 14.9 15.5 14.5
Reservas internacionales (meses de importaciones) 12.3 14.6 18.7 15.8 10.1
Deuda externa (en millones de dólares) 63.8 64.8 67.5 67.3 -
Deuda externa (% del PIB) 63.0 77.5 115.4 92.8 -

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