Angola — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Angola, 1981–2025.
GDP growth for Angola was 3.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.00% in 1995. The lowest was -23.98% in 1993 (about -7.7× the latest value).
Angola ranks 109 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Angola sits below it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 79% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 311%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 34 of 47 economies; Congo, Rep. (3.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8389% in 1990. That is 354% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 147th of 161 in 1981 → 157th of 176 in 1990 → 140th of 199 in 2000 → 79th of 209 in 2010 → 124th of 209 in 2020 → 98th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.13% | -1.8 pp |
| 2024 | 4.95% | +3.6 pp |
| 2023 | 1.32% | -2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.56% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.09% | +6.4 pp |
| 2020 | -5.27% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | -1.06% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | -0.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | -0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.23% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.76% | -3.9 pp |
| 2014 | 4.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 4.88% | -3.6 pp |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +4.9 pp |
| 2011 | 3.59% | -1.7 pp |
| 2010 | 5.29% | +3.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2% | -8.8 pp |
| 2008 | 10.79% | -2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 13% | +1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 11.84% | -2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 14.15% | +2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 11.42% | +7.9 pp |
| 2003 | 3.49% | -10.2 pp |
| 2002 | 13.67% | +9.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.21% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.05% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 2.18% | -2.5 pp |
| 1998 | 4.69% | -2.6 pp |
| 1997 | 7.27% | -6.3 pp |
| 1996 | 13.54% | -1.5 pp |
| 1995 | 15% | +13.7 pp |
| 1994 | 1.34% | +25.3 pp |
| 1993 | -23.98% | -18.1 pp |
| 1992 | -5.84% | -6.8 pp |
| 1991 | 0.99% | +4.4 pp |
| 1990 | -3.45% | -3.5 pp |
| 1989 | 0.04% | -6.1 pp |
| 1988 | 6.13% | +2.0 pp |
| 1987 | 4.08% | +1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 6% | +1.8 pp |
| 1983 | 4.2% | — |
| 1982 | 0% | +4.4 pp |
| 1981 | -4.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Angola’s GDP growth in 1982?
0% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Angola’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +171.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.13%; 2024: 4.95%; 2023: 1.32%; 2022: 3.56%; 2021: 1.09%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.