Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville
Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 52.9% of GDP in Angola and 100.4% of GDP in Congo - Brazzaville, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 47.5 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Angola.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Congo - Brazzaville has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Angola.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 75 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 15 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Angola at 55.1% of GDP and Congo - Brazzaville at 58% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Angola | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.9 | 100.4 |
| 2024 | 55 | 93.8 |
| 2023 | 75.7 | 98.3 |
| 2022 | 57.4 | 84.1 |
| 2021 | 75.5 | 95.7 |
| 2020 | 119.8 | 110 |
| 2019 | 100.8 | 78.5 |
| 2018 | 81.6 | 71.2 |
| 2017 | 59.6 | 88.5 |
| 2016 | 65.7 | 84.5 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 70.9 |
| 2014 | 35.3 | 42.3 |
| 2013 | 29.5 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 23.8 | 30.2 |
| 2011 | 26.3 | 34.4 |
| 2010 | 32.6 | 43.5 |
| 2009 | 48.5 | 83.8 |
| 2008 | 28.1 | 69.6 |
| 2007 | 18.8 | 93.8 |
| 2006 | 16.7 | 94.7 |
| 2005 | 29.9 | 99.8 |
| 2004 | 41.6 | 122.6 |
| 2003 | 50.8 | 185.3 |
| 2002 | 65.1 | 163.5 |
| 2001 | 100.2 | 180.1 |
| 2000 | 118.2 | 145 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Angola | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.5 | 80.6 |
| 2027 | 53.4 | 77.6 |
| 2028 | 53 | 74.6 |
| 2029 | 53.5 | 69.5 |
| 2030 | 54.1 | 63.5 |
| 2031 | 55.1 | 58 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 65.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 6.18 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 4.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 64.1% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $190M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $32 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 9 million TIV in 2024