Government spending as share of GDP in Angola
Angola: Government spending as share of GDP was 18.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP in Angola, 1996–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Angola recorded 18.4% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Angola peaked at 47.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2021.
Angola ranks 135th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 29.3% | 45.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 23.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 18.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Angola
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 11.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 20.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,801 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 6.8% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 109.35 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,801 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,058 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -364.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -344.35 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Angola?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Angola was 18.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 135th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.