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General profile: Angola

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
37.886 Millions
912.000 AOA/US$
89 831 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 1 246 700 km²
..
2.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
24 109
50 595
33 181
(e) 39 410
Merchandise imports
8 353
16 667
20 693
(e) 14 765
Merchandise trade balance
15 756
33 928
12 489
(e) 24 645
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %5 %5 %89 %89 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
17 0394 2532 4101 9911 42817 0394 2532 4101 9911 428
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
177
857
1 256
129
Services imports
6 791
18 754
17 276
8 492
Services trade balance
-6 614
-17 897
-16 020
-8 363
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
10.2
5.0
2.0
22.5
Travel
49.9
83.9
92.6
13.5
Other services
39.9
11.1
5.4
64.0
TRADE INDICES
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95941178964102116101841001651901951831531291911441091281291671297912213210585100175195199195154126179149139
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
36 971
83 799
116 194
89 831
GDP per capita, current US$
1 916
3 597
4 127
2 371
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
15.03
4.86
0.90
2.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
13.90
8.96
-8.84
7.02
Exchange rate (/US$)
87.159
91.906
120.061
912.000
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
60.37.89.740.315.760.37.89.740.315.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
-1 303.84
-3 227.21
10 028.22
-136.42
FDI outflows
219.36
1 340.43
-784.87
33.06
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
0.02
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
14.112.114.012.68.13.41.61.4-136-2 120-6 599-4 355-1 866-4 098-6 456-7 397-18010 0283 658-7 120-1 465-3 024-3 2272 2051 679-893-38-1 3042 1973 5771 7442 146879FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
24.73
19.13
-3.04
15.85
Balance, % of imports
60.37
45.26
-9.30
62.79
Normalized balance
0.232
0.185
-0.049
0.239
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6667697566696652536279879210010411812110995107
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 69%Urban 69%Rural 31%Rural 31%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.014 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
35
52
321
320
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
611 050
814 965
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.01
..
0.02
0.05
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.14
2.98
2.85
2.72
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025