Angola vs South Africa
Angola vs South Africa: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 20.2% a year in Angola and 3.2% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 16.9 percentage points, or 6.26 times that in South Africa.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 1991, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 13 and South Africa ranked 79 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Angola at 8.6% a year and South Africa at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Angola | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.2 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 28.2 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 13.6 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 21.4 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 25.8 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 22.3 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 17.1 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 19.6 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 29.8 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 30.7 | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 8.8 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 13.5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 14.5 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 13.7 | 7.2 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 10.9 |
| 2007 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 13.3 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 23 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 98.2 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 108.9 | 9.1 |
| 2001 | 152.6 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | 325 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 248.2 | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 107.4 | 7 |
| 1997 | 221.5 | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 4,146 | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 2,672 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 949.8 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1,379 | 9.6 |
| 1992 | 299.1 | 14 |
| 1991 | 85.3 | 15.1 |
| 1990 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 1988 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 1987 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 1986 | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| 1985 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 1984 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 1983 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
| 1982 | 1.8 | 14 |
| 1981 | 1.4 | 15.9 |
| 1980 | 46.7 | 14.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Angola | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.6 | 4.4 |
| 2027 | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| 2028 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
| 2029 | 11.3 | 3 |
| 2030 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 2031 | 8.6 | 3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025