Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Angola: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 20.2% (2025), 11th of 180 in the world and 7th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 20.5% (2025), 13th of 209 in the world and 4th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 19.4% (2025), 16th of 136 in the world and 8th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
AngolaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
AngolaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Angola in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 20.2%2025 | 11/180 | 7/44 | 325.0% | 14.5% | 22.3% | +10.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 20.5%2025 | 13/209 | 4/46 | 418.0% | 28.7% | 16.2% | +23.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 19.4%2025 | 16/136 | 8/36 | 103.2% | 22.5% | 19.7% | +2.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -0.9%2025 | 117/136 | 32/36 | -60.8% | -4.8% | 2.9% | −21.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 911.992025 | 28/210 | 11/47 | 10.04 | 91.91 | 578.26 | +660%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 7.6%2024 | 130/142 | 28/32 | 28.7% | 14.6% | 20.6% | −4.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 18.2%2024 | 103/142 | 15/32 | 52.8% | 30.7% | 49.6% | −9.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 14.6%2019 | 123/142 | 22/32 | 21.8% | 22.5% | 14.6%2019 | −7.4 ppsince 2009 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 79.6%2024 | 20/119 | 7/43 | 131.1% | 35.4% | 148.2% | +43.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 6.6%2025 | 160/169 | 36/42 | · | · | 11.4% | −15.7 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 13.8%2025 | 144/146 | 40/42 | 17.3% | 30.5% | 33.2% | −22.3 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.32025 | 65/165 | 8/32 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 8.0 | −18%since 2015 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.40%2025 | 93/156 | 20/45 | 6.39% | 4.18% | 1.81% | −1.7 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+10.8 pp20.2% in 2025
- External debt+43.6 pp79.6% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−18%5.3 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Angola and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Angola. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Angola | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zambia | Republic of the Congo | Namibia | Gabon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 20.2%2025 | 2.9%2016 | 13.9%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 1.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 20.5%2025 | 7.8%2025 | 5.6%2025 | -3.4%2025 | 6.1%2025 | -4.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 19.4%2025 | 24.1%2025 | 9.5%2020 | — | 11.0%2024 | — |
| Real interest rate | -0.9%2025 | 15.1%2025 | -3.9%2020 | — | 6.4%2024 | — |
| Exchange rate | 911.992025 | 2,693.242025 | 25.282025 | 581.932025 | 17.892025 | 581.932025 |
| Tax revenue | 7.6%2024 | 10.7%2022 | 18.8%2024 | 6.5%2021 | 33.9%2024 | 9.5%2021 |
| Government revenue | 18.2%2024 | 13.2%2022 | 23.4%2024 | 20.1%2021 | 35.6%2024 | 15.1%2021 |
| Government expense | 14.6%2019 | 12.4%2022 | 25.1%2021 | 16.1%2021 | 36.2%2023 | 14.1%2021 |
| External debt | 79.6%2024 | 18.3%2024 | 114.2%2024 | 44.9%2024 | — | 36.0%2024 |