Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Angola
Angola: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Angola, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Angola is 1.15 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 203.5% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Angola peaked at 10.03 billion BoP, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.40 billion BoP, current US$, in 2017.
Angola ranks 94th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Angola, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 1.86 million BoP, current US$ | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 2.16 million BoP, current US$ | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 7.54 million BoP, current US$ | +249.1% |
| 1974 | 6.69 million BoP, current US$ | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 50,000 BoP, current US$ | -99.3% |
| 1976 | -1.17 million BoP, current US$ | -2440.0% |
| 1977 | 350,000 BoP, current US$ | -129.9% |
| 1978 | 1.87 million BoP, current US$ | +434.3% |
| 1979 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 37.42 million BoP, current US$ | +1771.0% |
| 1981 | 49.05 million BoP, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 115.81 million BoP, current US$ | +136.1% |
| 1983 | 104.33 million BoP, current US$ | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 67.14 million BoP, current US$ | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 278.00 million BoP, current US$ | +314.1% |
| 1986 | 234.00 million BoP, current US$ | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 119.00 million BoP, current US$ | -49.1% |
| 1988 | 131.00 million BoP, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 200.00 million BoP, current US$ | +52.7% |
| 1990 | -334.80 million BoP, current US$ | -267.4% |
| 1991 | 664.50 million BoP, current US$ | -298.5% |
| 1992 | 287.96 million BoP, current US$ | -56.7% |
| 1993 | 302.10 million BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 170.30 million BoP, current US$ | -43.6% |
| 1995 | 472.43 million BoP, current US$ | +177.4% |
| 1996 | 180.56 million BoP, current US$ | -61.8% |
| 1997 | 411.66 million BoP, current US$ | +128.0% |
| 1998 | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +170.6% |
| 1999 | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +121.9% |
| 2000 | 878.62 million BoP, current US$ | -64.4% |
| 2001 | 2.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +144.2% |
| 2002 | 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 3.58 billion BoP, current US$ | +105.2% |
| 2004 | 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.6% |
| 2005 | -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -159.3% |
| 2006 | -37.71 million BoP, current US$ | -97.1% |
| 2007 | -893.34 million BoP, current US$ | +2268.7% |
| 2008 | 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ | -287.9% |
| 2009 | 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ | +31.3% |
| 2010 | -3.23 billion BoP, current US$ | -246.3% |
| 2011 | -3.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2012 | -1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | -51.6% |
| 2013 | -7.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +386.1% |
| 2014 | 3.66 billion BoP, current US$ | -151.4% |
| 2015 | 10.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +174.2% |
| 2016 | -179.52 million BoP, current US$ | -101.8% |
| 2017 | -7.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +4020.6% |
| 2018 | -6.46 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2019 | -4.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -36.5% |
| 2020 | -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -54.5% |
| 2021 | -4.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +133.3% |
| 2022 | -6.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +51.5% |
| 2023 | -2.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -67.9% |
| 2024 | -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | -47.6% |
| 2025 | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | -203.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 888.22 million BoP, current US$, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.60 million BoP, current US$, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -4020.6% | -179.52 million BoP, current US$ | -7.40 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 1976 | -2440.0% | 50,000 BoP, current US$ | -1.17 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | -2268.7% | -37.71 million BoP, current US$ | -893.34 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1980 | +1771.0% | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 37.42 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.38 million BoP, current US$ | -1.17 million BoP, current US$ | 7.54 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.57 million BoP, current US$ | 37.42 million BoP, current US$ | 278.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 574.01 million BoP, current US$ | -334.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More economy & growth data for Angola
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7535 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -33.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 8.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -36.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -6.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0353 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Angola?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Angola was 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 billion BoP, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.40 billion BoP, current US$ in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Angola ranks 94th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.