Angola vs South Africa

Angola vs South Africa: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Angola and 1.1% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 2 percentage points, or 2.81 times that in South Africa.

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% a year · IMF

Angola vs South Africa: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Angola and 1.1% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 2 percentage points, or 2.81 times that in South Africa.
AngolaSouth AfricaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Angola has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
  • In 2025, Angola ranked 78 and South Africa ranked 120 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Angola at 3.3% a year and South Africa at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAngolaSouth Africa
20253.11.1
202450.5
20231.30.8
20224.22.1
20212.14.9
2020-4-6.2
2019-0.20.3
2018-0.61.6
2017-0.11.2
2016-1.70.7
20150.81.3
20144.71.4
20134.92.5
20128.52.4
20113.63.2
20105.33
20092-1.5
200810.83.2
2007135.4
200611.85.6
200514.25.3
200411.44.6
20033.52.9
200213.73.7
20014.22.7
20003.14.2
19992.22.4
19984.70.5
19977.32.6
199611.24.3
199510.43.1
199410.53.2
1993111.2
199211.4-2.1
199112.1-1
1990-3.5-0.3
198902.4
19886.14.2
19874.12.1
19862.90
19853.5-1.2
198465.1
19834.2-1.8
1982–-0.4
1981-4.45.4
19802.46.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAngolaSouth Africa
20264.41
20273.31.3
20283.21.5
20293.21.7
20303.31.8
20313.31.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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