Angola economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
How large the Angola economy is and how fast it is growing, who invests in it, what it sells and buys, how much its citizens abroad send home, who it owes and what it holds in reserve. The latest published year is shown with each figure.
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Angola economy snapshot: GDP, growth and income per person
Angola's GDP was US$122.2 billion in 2025, after real growth of 3.1%.
GDP
Current US dollars.
Real GDP growth
Annual change, per cent. Red bars are contractions.
GDP per person
Current US dollars.
Source: World Bank, 2025. Method
Who invests in Angola and in what
Direct investment by investing country
France was the largest investing country in Angola, at 35% of inward direct investment positions in 2024.
Inward direct investment positions in Angola at the end of 2024: the stock of foreign direct investment, not a year's new flow. The 10 largest investing countries.
The IMF data holds no positions reported by Angola itself. The figures are derived by the IMF from what the investing countries report, so they are shown as reported by investing countries.
Source: IMF, 2024. Method
What Angola sells and buys
Mineral fuels and oils was 83% of exports in 2025.
Angola sold the most to China, 43% of exports in 2025.
Exports by product, 2025
Tile area follows value. Each tile is a customs chapter of the Harmonized System; hover for the full name.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Top buyers, 2025
Share of Angola's exports.
Top suppliers, 2025
Share of Angola's imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
What Angola buys, 2025
The 8 largest product chapters in imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Trade balance of goods
Exports minus imports. Red bars are years when imports were larger. A year is left out when either side is not published.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Remittances against foreign direct investment in Angola
Foreign direct investment in Angola was 42.9 times remittances in 2025.
Foreign direct investment net inflows were negative in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024: more investment left Angola than came in.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Remittances and investment as a share of GDP
The same two flows measured against the size of the economy.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Who Angola owes
External debt stock by type of creditor. Creditor types cover public and publicly guaranteed debt; the grey part is the rest of the total external debt stock. A creditor type with no published figure is not shown.
Commercial banks held 37% of Angola's external debt stock in 2024.
Public external debt owed to China was US$14.4 billion in 2024, 25% of the external debt stock.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Reserves and months of import cover
Total reserves including gold, and how many months of imports they cover.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Aid received by Angola
Net official development assistance and official aid received.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Where Angola ranks in Africa
Its place among the 54 African countries on each of our Africa rankings. Each tile opens the full ranking with its source.
- GDP per person16th of 53$3,588, 2025Richest countries in Africa
- Size of the economy6th of 53$141 billion, 2025Largest economies in Africa
- Population11th of 5339.2 million, 2025African countries by population
- Area7th of 541,246,700 sq kmLargest countries in Africa
- Life expectancy29th of 5464.8 years, 2024Life expectancy in Africa
- US travel advisory17th of 54Level 2, increased cautionSafest countries in Africa
- President's time in office14th longest of 51João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, 9 yearsLongest serving presidents
- President's age18th oldest of 5172 years oldOldest presidents in Africa
More on Angola
- Angola government directory
- Inflation and unemployment in Angola
- Angola debt: debt to GDP and largest creditors
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- Natural resources in Angola: oil, gas and minerals
- Central Africa: Angola and its neighbours compared
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World Bank data pages for Angola: GDP, GDP growth, GDP per person, remittances, foreign direct investment, reserves, months of imports, external debt, debt by creditor, aid. UN Comtrade: trade data. IMF: direct investment positions.
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PollsAfrica (2026). Angola economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/economy/angola