Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola
Angola: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 187.3% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola peaked at 40.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 150th of 200 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 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6% | — |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +40.1% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +136.1% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -39.3% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +236.1% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -55.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +31.2% |
| 1990 | -3.0% | -252.1% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -310.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -44.7% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +51.1% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -26.7% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +122.3% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -71.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +124.4% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +218.1% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +134.6% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -76.0% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +149.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -58.1% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +74.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -53.7% |
| 2005 | -3.1% | -138.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -98.0% |
| 2007 | -1.2% | +1802.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -239.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +58.8% |
| 2010 | -3.4% | -225.1% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | -1.0% | -57.6% |
| 2013 | -4.8% | +368.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -149.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +310.3% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -103.0% |
| 2017 | -8.6% | +2824.4% |
| 2018 | -7.1% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | -5.0% | -29.2% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -36.8% |
| 2021 | -5.6% | +74.4% |
| 2022 | -5.1% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | -61.2% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | -46.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -187.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | -3.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | -3.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.7% | -5.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -16.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 289.43 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 107.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 292,046 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Angola was 0.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Angola ranks 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.