Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Angola: key statistics
Angola has 39.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,129. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Luanda
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- kwanza AOA
- Languages
- Portuguese
- ISO codes
- AOAGO
- Land neighbours
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Zambia
Population39.0m2025 · rank 39 of 217GDP$122bn2025 · rank 69 of 211GDP per capita$3,1292025 · rank 160 of 211Life expectancy64.8 yrs2024 · rank 191 of 217Internet users40.7%2024 · rank 158 of 188Fertility5.052024 · rank 7 of 217CO₂ per person0.74 t2024 · rank 151 of 203Inflation20.2%2025 · rank 11 of 180
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Angola, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Angola by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 39.0m | 2025 | 39/217 | 9/48 | +39% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 3.00% | 2025 | 12/217 | 6/48 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 71.5% | 2025 | 84/217 | 4/48 | +7.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 5.05 | 2024 | 7/217 | 7/48 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.9% | 2025 | 199/217 | 35/48 | +0.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 44.1% | 2025 | 8/217 | 8/48 | −1.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 30.4 | 2024 | 170/216 | 34/48 | +39% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 37.2 | 2024 | 7/217 | 7/48 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 2024 | 22/216 | 5/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $122bn | 2025 | 69/211 | 5/46 | +19% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,129 | 2025 | 160/211 | 12/46 | −14% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $10,251 | 2025 | 139/199 | 10/46 | +27% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,860 | 2025 | 151/201 | 11/46 | −36% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 109/210 | 33/46 | +2.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.1% | 2025 | 176/210 | 38/46 | +2.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 25.2% | 2025 | 21/198 | 16/45 | +11.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 27.1% | 2025 | 69/201 | 16/45 | −9.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 46.8% | 2025 | 163/201 | 26/45 | −1.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 10.6% | 2024 | 166/175 | 37/43 | −18.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.9% | 2024 | 118/163 | 24/39 | −10.6 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 20.2% | 2025 | 11/180 | 7/44 | +10.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -0.9% | 2025 | 117/136 | 32/36 | −21.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 19.4% | 2025 | 16/136 | 8/36 | +2.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 911.99 | 2025 | 28/210 | 11/47 | +660% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 7.6% | 2024 | 130/142 | 28/32 | −4.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 14.6% | 2019 | 123/142 | 22/32 | −7.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 79.6% | 2024 | 20/119 | 7/43 | +43.6 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.40% | 2025 | 93/156 | 20/45 | −1.7 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 23.0% | 2025 | 132/184 | 24/43 | −3.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 11.7% | 2025 | 182/184 | 42/43 | −17.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 34.6% | 2025 | 172/184 | 39/43 | −20.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 0.3% | 2025 | 71/185 | 10/42 | +10.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.8% | 2025 | 112/197 | 28/46 | −8.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 170/178 | 40/41 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 218,000 | 2019 | 151/196 | 26/42 | −40% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 14.1% | 2025 | 18/187 | 9/47 | −2.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 27.2% | 2025 | 25/187 | 9/47 | −7.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 74.8% | 2025 | 18/187 | 11/47 | −1.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 72.2% | 2025 | 15/187 | 10/47 | −1.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $147m | 2023 | 104/145 | 40/48 | −48% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 122/139 | 46/47 | −0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $4.0 | 2023 | 133/145 | 48/48 | −63% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 39.3% | 2018 | 21/151 | 21/44 | +17.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 53.7% | 2018 | 27/151 | 27/44 | +15.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 32.3% | 2018 | 44/145 | 35/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 51.3 | 2018 | 7/151 | 6/44 | +20% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 17.4% | 2024 | 33/167 | 26/44 | +4.2 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 39.1% | 2025 | 34/190 | 9/46 | +2.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 68.2% | 2023 | 119/141 | 24/41 | +0.8 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 54.4% | 2023 | 125/147 | 23/41 | +0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 86.7% | 2023 | 172/191 | 33/41 | −41.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 51.5% | 2023 | 155/176 | 17/34 | +21.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.0% | 2024 | 155/172 | 20/34 | +0.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 47.9% | 2023 | 164/168 | 33/36 | −2.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 50.0 | 2015 | 7/173 | 7/40 | +20% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.5% | 2023 | 158/184 | 34/43 | −1.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.8 yrs | 2024 | 191/217 | 23/48 | +7.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 32.1 | 2024 | 42/196 | 33/48 | −20% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 49.0 | 2024 | 28/196 | 24/48 | −24% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 183 | 2023 | 41/194 | 34/48 | −31% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.5% | 2023 | 186/193 | 48/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $76.1 | 2023 | 157/193 | 20/48 | −47% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.24 | 2022 | 145/180 | 17/46 | +85% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 53% | 2024 | 185/193 | 43/48 | −3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.6% | 2024 | 20/153 | 20/44 | −0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 37.6% | 2015 | 13/154 | 8/46 | −23.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 68.0% | 2024 | 187/206 | 28/46 | +10.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 50.3% | 2022 | 165/203 | 13/46 | +6.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 40.7% | 2024 | 158/188 | 21/46 | +19.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 69.7 | 2024 | 181/210 | 35/48 | +35% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.4 | 2024 | 183/208 | 29/48 | +12% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 55.5% | 2024 | 191/215 | 26/48 | +23.5 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 56.0% | 2024 | 134/192 | 8/48 | +8.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.74 t | 2024 | 151/203 | 14/47 | −35% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 52.9% | 2021 | 45/212 | 33/48 | +1.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 91.2% | 2021 | 14/206 | 6/48 | +19.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 51.2% | 2024 | 54/214 | 11/48 | −4.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 3.7% | 2024 | 150/206 | 39/48 | +0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.5% | 2022 | 163/177 | 38/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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