Nominal GDP
$122.2B
current US$ · calendar 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Angola Economy and Trade
LuandaLocal time
GDP $122.2B · real growth +3.1% · 2025
The macro snapshot for Angola pairs $122.2B in nominal GDP (2025) with a real-growth reading of +3.1% (2025). GDP per capita is $3,130 for 2025, and CPI inflation is +20.2% for 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$3,130
current US$ · calendar 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+3.1%
annual % · calendar 2025
World Bank
Inflation
+20.2%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Angola at a Glance
Key measures keep their own definitions and reference years so unlike concepts are not silently combined.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $102.54B2016: $60.77B2017: $85.63B2018: $90.51B2019: $81.19B2020: $58.51B2021: $78.28B2022: $128.23B2023: $106.04B2024: $103.08B2025: $122.17B
GDP per capita$3,130
Real growth+3.1%
Reference year2025
2025 Inflation
+20.2%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
14.1%
labor-market measure
Calendar 2025 GDP per capita
$3,130
current US$
Economic structure, Government debt and Merchandise trade
Sector shares use their latest available World Bank year. They are not forced into a single year when the source does not support that.
Economic structure
Latest available value-added shares
Services · 202546.8%
Industry · 202434.6%
Agriculture · 202525.2%
Different reference years are shown explicitly. The shares are not added together as though they came from the same period.
Government debt
Comparable debt figure only when source check passes
Not showndebt
No comparable figure passed the page-level source check.
Merchandise trade
WTO / UN Comtrade · 2024 · USD
Exports$39.25Bmerchandise · 2024
Imports$13.95Bmerchandise · 2024
Balance$25.31Bsame definition and year
Largest export destination in the WTO profile
China41.4%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from broader goods-and-services measures.
Understand the numbers
What Angola's economic profile is telling you
Angola's economy grew 3.1% in real terms in 2025, while nominal GDP reached about $122.17 billion. Inflation remained high at 20.2% and modeled unemployment was 14.1%.
Merchandise exports were almost three times imports in 2024. Crude petroleum alone accounted for 79.6% of merchandise exports, and China received 41.4% of the export total.
The main economic signal
The dashboard shows a resource-heavy export economy with a large goods surplus, but also high inflation and unemployment.
Why the definitions matter
Nominal GDP, real growth, CPI inflation, unemployment, sector value added, government debt and merchandise trade measure different things. This page keeps their units, years and sources visible instead of blending them into one synthetic score.
Detailed Economic Data
The same values are provided in the data table below.
| Indicator | Angola | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $122.2B | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $3,130 | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +3.1% | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | +20.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 14.1% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Services value added% of GDP | 46.8% | 2025 | Latest available |
| Industry value addedincluding construction, % of GDP | 34.6% | 2024 | Latest available |
| Agriculture value addedforestry and fishing included, % of GDP | 25.2% | 2025 | Latest available |
| Merchandise exportsUSD | $39.25B | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importsUSD | $13.95B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Angola's GDP?
Angola's nominal GDP was about $122.2B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Angola's economy growing?
World Bank annual data show real GDP growth of +3.1% in 2025.
What is Angola's inflation rate?
The latest World Bank annual CPI reading used here is +20.2% for 2025.
What does the trade balance show for Angola?
Merchandise exports were $39.25B and imports were $13.95B in 2024, giving a same-definition balance of $25.31B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary comparable source for GDP, GDP per capita, real growth, inflation, modeled unemployment and sector value-added shares.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment · Services value added · Industry value added · Agriculture value added
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
Used only where a comparable government debt figure passed the country-level source check. Forecasts are labeled as forecasts.
Official data: IMF country information
Each metric keeps its own definition and reference period; unavailable comparable values remain unfilled.