Total factor productivity in Angola
Angola: Total factor productivity was 0.9965 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total factor productivity in Angola, 1974–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total factor productivity in Angola stood at 0.9965.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total factor productivity in Angola peaked at 1.77 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7179, in 1994.
Angola ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Total factor productivity in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.77 | — |
| 1975 | 1.59 | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.44 | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.38 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.25 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 1.21 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.14 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.24 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.18 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7474 | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7179 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7665 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7817 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7914 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7655 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7382 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7483 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7622 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8577 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8609 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9194 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.16 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9965 | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.9965 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9979, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.9965 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.983, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total factor productivity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -27.9% | 1.04 | 0.7474 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.77 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8743 | 0.7179 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 | 0.7483 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 0.9965 | 1.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 52 Hungary 0.9971 compare
- 53 Netherlands 0.9967 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 0.9965 compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.9963 compare
- 57 Indonesia 0.9955 compare
- 58 Germany 0.9942 compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 125.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 203.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 29.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total factor productivity in Angola?
- Total factor productivity in Angola was 0.9965 in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total factor productivity recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 1974.
- What is the lowest total factor productivity recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7179 in 1994.
- How does Angola rank for total factor productivity?
- Angola ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total factor productivity rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total factor productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.