Economy of Angola

Economy of Angola
Luanda, the financial center of Angola
CurrencyAngolan kwanza (AOA, Kz)
Calendar year
Trade organisations
AU, AfCFTA (signed), African Development Bank, SADC, ECCAS, World Bank, IMF, WTO, Group of 77, OPEC
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 30,809,762 (2018)[3]
GDP
  • Increase $113.558 billion (nominal, 2023 est.)[4]
  • Increase $374.898 billion (PPP, 2023 est.)[4]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • −2.0% (2018) −0.9% (2019e)
  • −4.0% (2020f) 3.1% (2021f)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $4,197.713 (nominal, 2023 est.)[4]
  • Increase $7,753.101 (PPP, 2023 est.)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
11.75% (2023 est.)[4]
Population below poverty line
  • 36.6% (2008 est.)[7]
  • 69.8% on less than $3.20/day (2018)[8]
51.3 high (2018)[9]
Labour force
  • Increase 13,183,538 (2019)[12]
  • 40.0% employment rate (2014)[13]
Labour force by occupation
  • agriculture: 85%
  • industry: 15% (2015 est.)
  • industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)[6]
Unemployment6.6% (2016 est.)[6]
Main industries
petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair
External
ExportsIncrease $29.84 billion (2021 est.)[14]
Export goods
crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton
Main export partners
ImportsIncrease $10.92 billion (2021 est.)[16]
Import goods
machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $11.21 billion (December 31, 2017, est.)[6]
  • Increase Abroad: $28 billion (December 31, 2017, est.)[6]
Increase −$1.254 billion (2017 est.)[6]
Negative increase $42.08 billion (December 31, 2017, est.)[6]
Public finances
Positive decrease 65% of GDP (2017 est.)[6]
−6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[6]
Revenues26.1 billion (2023 est.)
Expenses23.98 billion (2023 est.)
Economic aid$383.5 million (1999 est.)
Decrease $17.29 billion (December 31, 2017, est.)[6]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
Change in per capita GDP of Angola, 1950–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 International dollars.

The economy of Angola remains heavily influenced by the effects of four decades of conflict in the last part of the 20th century, the war for independence from Portugal (1961–75) and the subsequent civil war (1975–2002). Poverty since 2002 is reduced over 50% and a third of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. Since 2002, when the 27-year civil war ended, government policy prioritized the repair and improvement of infrastructure and strengthening of political and social institutions. During the first decade of the 21st century, Angola's economy was one of the fastest-growing in the world,[18] with reported annual average GDP growth of 11.1 percent from 2001 to 2010.[19] High international oil prices and rising oil production contributed to strong economic growth, although with high inequality, at that time. 2022 trade surplus was $30 billion, compared to $48 billion in 2012.[20]

Corruption is rife throughout the economy[21][22] and the country remains heavily dependent on the oil sector, which in 2017 accounted for over 90 percent of exports by value and 64 percent of government revenue.[23] With the end of the oil boom, from 2015 Angola entered into a period of economic contraction.[24][25]

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