ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Angola

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Luanda. Population 39,040,039 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
6,097 8,850 11,603 1995 2025 8,760
GDP growth (%)
−4.9 4.9 14.6 1995 2025 3.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
455.9 2,279.4 4,102.9 1995 2025 20.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
45.8 55.1 64.4 1995 2024 64.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 8,760 2025 −145 −2,630 139 of 199
GDP growth% 3.1% 2025 +8.4 pp +2.4 pp 108 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.1% 2025 +8.4 pp +2.9 pp 175 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,860 2025 +860 −1,590 151 of 201
Trade% of GDP 34.6% 2025 −20.0 pp −20.3 pp 171 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.8% 2025 +5.0 pp −8.0 pp 112 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 20.2% 2025 −2.1 pp +10.8 pp 11 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 14.1% 2025 −2.6 pp −2.4 pp 18 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 39,040,039 2025 +5,588,907 +10,882,241 39 of 217
Population growth% annual 3.0% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.6 pp 12 of 217
Urban population% of total 71.5% 2025 +4.0 pp +7.9 pp 84 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 64.8 2024 +1.8 +4.4 191 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 32.1 2024 −3.4 −8.2 42 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.5% 2023 +0.2 pp +0.1 pp 186 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 68.2% 2023 – +2.2 pp 72 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.5% 2023 +0.3 pp −1.9 pp 145 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 40.7% 2024 +8.6 pp +19.3 pp 157 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 55.5% 2024 +9.9 pp +23.5 pp 191 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 51.3 2018 * – +8.6 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 39.3% 2018 * – +17.2 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 52.9% 2021 +4.8 pp +1.2 pp 45 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 9,651 −0.9 6,095 3,781 1,054 −2.6% 18% 26%
GDP growth 0.4% +1.0 4.3% 4.6% 2.7 – – –
GDP per person growth −2.8% +1.1 2.7% 2.5% 2.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 2,636 +0.3 2,750 1,355 715 −4.3% 8% 16%
Trade 54.2% −3.4 69.0% 59.9% 5.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −2.8% +0.9 1.9% 2.0% 5.2 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 21.8% −0.2 3.6% 3.5% 7.1 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 15.7% −1.4 5.1% 5.4% 1.2 – – –
Population 32,950,284 +1.9 12,348,573 14,957,094 3,272,025 +3.3% 1,332% 1,072%
Population growth 3.3% −1.5 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 67.1% +1.8 50.9% 44.9% 2.4 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 62.6 +1.7 67.9 64.3 1.3 – – –
Infant mortality 36.1 −1.7 28.7 37.2 2.3 – – –
Health spending 2.4% +0.5 4.5% 4.4% 0.2 – – –
Government spending on education 2.8% −0.3 4.0% 3.3% 0.8 – – –
Internet users 29.5% +1.8 57.9% 36.8% 6.1 – – –
Access to electricity 44.4% +2.1 88.7% 57.8% 5.3 – – –
Renewable energy 50.6% +0.6 42.5% 70.6% 4.0 – – –

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