Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Angola
Angola: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) was 20.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Angola, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Angola is 20.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and up 793.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Angola peaked at 4,800.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -14.3%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Angola, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2.1% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -90.7% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +1602041.2% |
| 1986 | -9.0% | -147.3% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | -209.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -77.5% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | +635.4% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 106.3% | +659.0% |
| 1992 | 476.5% | +348.2% |
| 1993 | 917.8% | +92.6% |
| 1994 | 2,176.0% | +137.1% |
| 1995 | 1,825.5% | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 4,800.5% | +163.0% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | -98.0% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | -58.8% |
| 1999 | 557.5% | +1316.4% |
| 2000 | 418.0% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 106.4% | -74.6% |
| 2002 | 236.3% | +122.2% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | -60.0% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -64.7% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -69.2% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +275.4% |
| 2009 | -14.3% | -173.5% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -300.9% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -76.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | -3.0% | -172.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -805.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +119.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +44.2% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -26.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 20.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 20.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1602041.2% | 0.0% | 19.0% |
| 1999 | +1316.4% | 39.4% | 557.5% |
| 2016 | +805.7% | -3.0% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | -9.0% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,100.9% | 14.0% | 4,800.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | -14.3% | 418.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | -3.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 16.2% | 35.6% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Angola?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Angola was 20.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4,800.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.3% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Angola ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 793.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.