Angola

GDP growth in Angola

GDP growth in Angola: 2.4% a year in 1980 and 3.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.1% a year
Since 1980
+0.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
78 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in AngolaGDP growth in Angola: 2.4% a year in 1980 and 3.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 14.2% a year in 2005, the lowest -4.4% a year in 1981.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAngola
20253.1
20245
20231.3
20224.2
20212.1
2020-4
2019-0.2
2018-0.6
2017-0.1
2016-1.7
20150.8
20144.7
20134.9
20128.5
20113.6
20105.3
20092
200810.8
200713
200611.8
200514.2
200411.4
20033.5
200213.7
20014.2
20003.1
19992.2
19984.7
19977.3
199611.2
199510.4
199410.5
199311
199211.4
199112.1
1990-3.5
19890
19886.1
19874.1
19862.9
19853.5
19846
19834.2
1981-4.4
19802.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAngola
20264.4
20273.3
20283.2
20293.2
20303.3
20313.3

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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