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MIDDLE AFRICA

Angola

AO

Luanda · pop. 36M · Portuguese · Angolan kwanza

Trajectories

economic complexity

#107

A major climb in export sophistication, from #137 in 1995.

2024 · −0.77

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−2.30
1996low−2.46−0.16 pts
1997−1.93+0.53 pts
1998−1.73+0.20 pts
1999−1.84−0.11 pts
2000−2.30−0.46 pts
2001−2.08+0.22 pts
2002−1.73+0.35 pts
2003−1.70+0.03 pts
2004−0.79+0.91 pts
2005−0.99−0.21 pts
2006−1.22−0.22 pts
2007−1.35−0.13 pts
2008−0.89+0.46 pts
2009high−0.49+0.40 pts
2010−1.10−0.61 pts
2011−1.13−0.03 pts
2012−1.74−0.60 pts
2013−2.09−0.36 pts
2014−2.13−0.04 pts
2015−0.54+1.59 pts
2016−0.56−0.02 pts
2017−0.99−0.43 pts
2018−1.60−0.62 pts
2019−1.10+0.50 pts
2020−1.12−0.02 pts
2021−1.09+0.03 pts
2022−0.95+0.14 pts
2023−1.16−0.21 pts
2024latest−0.77+0.39 pts

economic momentum

$2,666

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,666

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$966
1991$882−8.7%
1992$669−24.2%
1993$450−32.7%
1994low$335−25.5%
1995$404+20.7%
1996$531+31.4%
1997$522−1.8%
1998$429−17.7%
1999$393−8.5%
2000$564+43.5%
2001$534−5.3%
2002$999+87.2%
2003$1,134+13.5%
2004$1,451+28.0%
2005$2,146+47.8%
2006$2,930+36.6%
2007$3,515+19.9%
2008$4,578+30.2%
2009$3,645−20.4%
2010$4,102+12.5%
2011$5,184+26.4%
2012high$5,702+10.0%
2013$5,689−0.2%
2014$5,650−0.7%
2015$3,642−35.5%
2016$2,052−43.7%
2017$2,791+36.0%
2018$2,860+2.5%
2019$2,494−12.8%
2020$1,759−29.4%
2021$2,304+31.0%
2022$3,682+59.8%
2023$2,916−20.8%
2024latest$2,666−8.6%

prices

28.2%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 28.2%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199183.8%
1992300%+216 pts
19931,379%+1079 pts
1994950%−429 pts
19952,666%+1717 pts
1996high4,145%+1479 pts
1997219%−3926 pts
1998107%−112 pts
1999248%+141 pts
2000325%+76.8 pts
2001153%−172 pts
2002109%−43.7 pts
200398.2%−10.7 pts
200443.5%−54.7 pts
200523.0%−20.6 pts
200613.3%−9.65 pts
200712.3%−1.05 pts
200812.5%+0.22 pts
200913.7%+1.25 pts
201014.5%+0.74 pts
201113.5%−0.99 pts
201210.3%−3.20 pts
20138.8%−1.50 pts
2014low7.3%−1.50 pts
20159.4%+2.08 pts
201630.7%+21.3 pts
201729.8%−0.85 pts
201819.6%−10.2 pts
201917.1%−2.55 pts
202022.3%+5.19 pts
202125.8%+3.48 pts
202221.4%−4.40 pts
202313.6%−7.71 pts
2024latest28.2%+14.6 pts

demographic curve

5.0 children per woman

High fertility: the population is still expanding fast. Fell from 7.5 in 1980.

2024 · 5.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.7
19616.8+1.2%
19626.9+1.2%
19637.0+1.2%
19647.0+1.2%
19657.1+1.1%
19667.2+1.1%
19677.3+1.0%
19687.3+0.9%
19697.4+0.8%
19707.4+0.6%
19717.5+0.4%
19727.5+0.3%
19737.5+0.1%
1974high7.50.0%
19757.5−0.1%
19767.5−0.1%
19777.5−0.1%
19787.5−0.1%
19797.5−0.1%
19807.50.0%
19817.50.0%
19827.50.0%
19837.50.0%
19847.50.0%
19857.5−0.1%
19867.4−0.2%
19877.4−0.3%
19887.4−0.5%
19897.3−0.6%
19907.3−0.8%
19917.2−0.9%
19927.1−1.0%
19937.1−1.0%
19947.0−1.1%
19956.9−1.0%
19966.9−1.0%
19976.8−0.9%
19986.7−0.8%
19996.7−0.7%
20006.6−0.7%
20016.6−0.6%
20026.6−0.5%
20036.5−0.5%
20046.5−0.5%
20056.5−0.6%
20066.4−0.7%
20076.4−0.7%
20086.3−0.8%
20096.3−0.9%
20106.2−1.1%
20116.1−1.2%
20126.0−1.3%
20136.0−1.4%
20145.9−1.5%
20155.8−1.5%
20165.7−1.5%
20175.6−1.5%
20185.5−1.4%
20195.4−1.4%
20205.4−1.3%
20215.3−1.2%
20225.2−1.8%
20235.1−1.6%
2024latest5.0−1.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    36M
    41 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $107B
    65 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,916
    119 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $1B
    67 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.4%
    85 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.2M km²
    24 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    30.0 /km²
    127 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    64.6 yr
    149 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    45%
    127 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.74 t
    124 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    71%
    59 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    5.0
    7 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.8%
    109 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.1%
    138 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.0%
    116 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    19
    116 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    45
    146 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    17%
    34 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    51.3
    135 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    27%
    146 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    68%
    88 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.16
    108 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    32
    106 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    34.1
    88 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.616
    122 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    25K
    74 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    13K
    51 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data