Land covered by forest
51.2%% of land area
#48 of 2132024
161% of world average
SERIAL · 024Africa
Angola
CapitalLuanda
CurrencyAOA · kwanza
LanguagePortuguese
Area1.2M km²
Since1992
ISOAGO · AO
Population
39.0Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: José Eduardo dos Santos
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southern Africa
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the western coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country after Brazil in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The Angolan province of Cabinda is an exclave on the Atlantic coast, bordering the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and most populous city is Luanda.
Text: Wikipedia — AngolaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-02
— FACTS —
- Motto
- Virtus Unita Fortior
- Capital
- Luanda
- Currency
- kwanza (AOA)
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +244
- Licence plate code
- ANG
- Top-level domain
- .ao
- Independence / founding
- 25 Aug 1992
- Highest point
- Mount Moco (2,619 m)
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Angola Avante
— LAND —
Forest area
632,623km²
#12 of 2132025
334% of world average
Agricultural land
36.3%% of land area
#107 of 2092024
98% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
3.7%% of land area
#143 of 2062024
26% of world average
Land area
1.2Mkm²
#22 of 2152024
191% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
39.0Mpeople
#39 of 2162025
103% of world average
Population growth
3.0%% per year
#12 of 2162025
304% of world average
Population density
30.4people per km²
#170 of 2152024
7% of world average
People living in cities
71.5%% of population
#84 of 2162025
113% of world average
Urban population growth
4.1%% per year
#19 of 2162025
271% of world average
People living rurally
28.5%% of population
#133 of 2162025
78% of world average
Population aged 0-14
44.1%% of population
#8 of 2162025
175% of world average
Population aged 15-64
53.0%% of population
#209 of 2162025
83% of world average
Population aged 65+
2.9%% of population
#198 of 2162025
27% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
88.7%% of working-age population
#8 of 2162025
154% of world average
Female population
50.5%% of population
#95 of 2162025
101% of world average
Births per woman
5.05births per woman
#7 of 2162024
215% of world average
Birth rate
37.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#7 of 2162024
216% of world average
Death rate
6.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#128 of 2162024
89% of world average
Net migration
-3,524people (5-year total)
#132 of 2162025
-3200% of world average
Migrants living in the country
1.8%% of population
#153 of 2152024
14% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$122.17Bcurrent US$
#69 of 2112025
22% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$400.21Bcurrent int'l $
#59 of 1992025
38% of world average
GDP per person
$3,129current US$
#159 of 2112025
13% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$10,251current int'l $
#139 of 1992025
31% of world average
GDP growth
3.1%% per year
#108 of 2102025
93% of world average
GDP per person growth
0.1%% per year
#175 of 2102025
4% of world average
Gross national income
$117.25Bcurrent US$
#68 of 2042025
21% of world average
Gross national income per person
$2,860current US$
#152 of 2032025
14% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$9,840current int'l $
#139 of 1972025
31% of world average
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Inflation
20.2%% per year
#179 of 1902025
234% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
20.5%% per year
#197 of 2092025
289% of world average
Real interest rate
-0.9%%
#116 of 1342025
-23% of world average
Lending interest rate
19.4%%
#16 of 1342025
171% of world average
Government revenue
18.2%% of GDP
#108 of 1492024
70% of world average
Government spending
14.6%% of GDP
#128 of 1492019
53% of world average
Government consumption
15.8%% of GDP
#97 of 1812024
90% of world average
Household consumption
61.7%% of GDP
#96 of 1812024
96% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
10.6%% of GDP
#168 of 1782024
46% of world average
Fixed investment
10.6%% of GDP
#164 of 1732024
48% of world average
Gross savings
15.9%% of GDP
#122 of 1682024
72% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$2.22Bcurrent US$
#93 of 2012025
26% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.8%% of GDP
#147 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.1%% of GDP
#128 of 1792025
5% of world average
Current account balance
0.3%% of GDP
#72 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$13.54Bcurrent US$
#76 of 1772025
13% of world average
External debt
$58.73Bcurrent US$
#96 of 1212024
76% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
51.30-100
#143 of 1472018
144% of world average
People below the poverty line
39.3%% of population
#127 of 1472018
307% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
39.6%%
#142 of 1472018
142% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.3%%
#142 of 1472018
47% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$51.7Mcurrent US$
#165 of 1862025
1% of world average
Foreign aid received
0.2%% of GNI
#120 of 1372023
2% of world average
Exchange rate
912local currency per US$
#29 of 2112025
63% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
25.2%% of GDP
#22 of 1992025
253% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
27.1%% of GDP
#69 of 2022025
111% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
6.8%% of GDP
#136 of 1952025
62% of world average
Services' share of the economy
46.8%% of GDP
#163 of 2022025
81% of world average
2 of 39 figures unavailable for Angola.
— TRADE —
Exports
23.0%% of GDP
#134 of 1872025
53% of world average
Imports
11.7%% of GDP
#185 of 1872025
23% of world average
Trade balance
11.3%% of GDP
#20 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
38.8%% of GDP
#150 of 2052025
60% of world average
Goods exported
$32.49Bcurrent US$
#67 of 2072025
26% of world average
Goods imported
$14.97Bcurrent US$
#98 of 2072025
12% of world average
Services exported
$117.9Mcurrent US$
#175 of 1912025
0% of world average
Services imported
$8.46Bcurrent US$
#76 of 1912025
19% of world average
Goods and services exported
$30.73Bcurrent US$
#81 of 1912025
18% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$23.98Bcurrent US$
#89 of 1912025
14% of world average
High-tech share of exports
16.7%% of manufactured exports
#48 of 1792024
138% of world average
Terms of trade
128index
#27 of 2062024
121% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
64.8 yrsyears
#190 of 2162024
88% of world average
Life expectancy, women
67.3 yrsyears
#190 of 2162024
88% of world average
Life expectancy, men
62.3 yrsyears
#190 of 2162024
87% of world average
Infant deaths
32.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#154 of 1962024
173% of world average
Deaths under age 5
49.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#169 of 1962024
202% of world average
Maternal deaths
183per 100,000 live births
#154 of 1942023
158% of world average
Health spending
2.5%% of GDP
#186 of 1932023
37% of world average
Health spending per person
$76current US$
#157 of 1932023
5% of world average
Physicians
0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#152 of 1872022
12% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people
#140 of 1962022
40% of world average
Hospital beds
0.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#135 of 1572019
25% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
68.0%% of population
#193 of 2142024
75% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
50.3%% of population
#174 of 2132022
62% of world average
Suicide rate
8.11per 100,000 people
#108 of 1852021
95% of world average
HIV prevalence
1.6%% aged 15-49
#130 of 1532024
116% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
373per 100,000 people
#194 of 2082024
376% of world average
Undernourishment
17.4%% of population
#150 of 1682024
173% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
53.0%% of children 12-23 months
#185 of 1932024
62% of world average
1 of 19 figures unavailable for Angola.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.5%% of GDP
#162 of 1902023
58% of world average
Education spending
6.5%% of government spending
#182 of 1892025
48% of world average
Adult literacy
68.2%% aged 15+
#99 of 1192023
81% of world average
Youth literacy
80.7%% aged 15-24
#106 of 1262023
89% of world average
Primary school enrolment
86.7%% gross
#179 of 2002023
86% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
51.5%% gross
#163 of 1882023
59% of world average
University enrolment
10.0%% gross
#151 of 1672024
20% of world average
Primary school completion
47.9%% of relevant age group
#175 of 1802023
53% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
50pupils per teacher
not enough data to rank2015
225% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
10.0 yrsyears
#81 of 1972025
100% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
14.1%% of labour force
#169 of 1862025
204% of world average
Youth unemployment
27.2%% of labour force aged 15-24
#162 of 1862025
174% of world average
Labour force participation
74.8%% aged 15+
#18 of 1862025
124% of world average
Women in the labour force
72.2%% of women aged 15+
#15 of 1862025
142% of world average
Men in the labour force
77.5%% of men aged 15+
#34 of 1862025
111% of world average
Labour force
16.3Mpeople
#41 of 1862025
81% of world average
Working in agriculture
51.9%% of employment
#21 of 1862025
236% of world average
Working in industry
7.2%% of employment
#180 of 1862025
37% of world average
Working in services
40.9%% of employment
#153 of 1862025
70% of world average
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Self-employed
75.9%% of employment
#26 of 1862025
196% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
83.1%% of labour force
#33 of 1712024
109% of world average
Employed
64.2%% aged 15+
#42 of 1862025
113% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
40.7%% of population
#171 of 2072024
57% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
69.7per 100 people
#181 of 2102024
60% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.363per 100 people
#183 of 2082024
2% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0.212per 100 people
#189 of 2132024
1% of world average
Access to electricity
55.5%% of population
#190 of 2142024
63% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
56.0%% of population
#133 of 1892024
80% of world average
Electricity used per person
353kWh per person
#126 of 1492024
8% of world average
Energy used per person
424kg oil equivalent per person
#124 of 1492024
19% of world average
Air passengers carried
1.3Mpassengers
#92 of 1652023
5% of world average
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Air freight
70.7million tonne-km
#65 of 1632023
5% of world average
Container port traffic
709,221TEU
#82 of 1672024
13% of world average
Research and development spending
0.0%% of GDP
#122 of 1272016
3% of world average
Patent applications by residents
2count
#127 of 1422019
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
50.3count
#154 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
218,000count
#149 of 1942019
4% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$19.0Mcurrent US$
#164 of 1752020
1% of world average
2 of 18 figures unavailable for Angola.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.742tonnes per person
#53 of 2032024
16% of world average
Carbon emissions
28.1Mt CO2
#128 of 2032024
15% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
69.9Mt CO2-equivalent
#138 of 2032024
28% of world average
Protected land
10.8%% of land area
#151 of 2132025
57% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.0%% of territorial waters
#150 of 1742025
0% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
0.5%% of internal resources
#15 of 1772022
0% of world average
Renewable water available per person
4,153m³ per person
#69 of 1832022
29% of world average
Renewable energy use
52.9%% of final energy consumption
#45 of 2122021
182% of world average
Electricity from renewables
91.2%% of total
#14 of 2062021
263% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
23.3%% of total
#51 of 2092024
39% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
-335.5%% of energy use
#139 of 1432024
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
1.4%% of GDP
#112 of 1562025
63% of world average
Military spending
$1.46Bcurrent US$
#86 of 1602025
9% of world average
Military spending
5.9%% of government spending
#79 of 1532025
80% of world average
Armed forces personnel
117,000people
#49 of 1702020
73% of world average
Armed forces
0.9%% of labour force
#80 of 1682020
69% of world average
Tax revenue
7.6%% of GDP
#135 of 1492024
45% of world average
Homicides
4.1per 100,000 people
#95 of 1582016
53% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Angola.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Angola AvanteAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Luanda · approx. UTC+1
Landmarks
M'banza-KongoImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
José Eduardo dos SantosPresident of Angola from 1979 to 2017
Agostinho NetoPresident of Angola (1975-1979)
João LourençoPresident of Angola since 2017
Blaise MatuidiFrench footballer (born 1987)
Eduardo CamavingaFrench footballer (born 2002)
Jonas Malheiro SavimbiAngolan political and military leader (1934-2002)
João MárioPortuguese association football player
Leila LopesAngolan beauty pageant titleholder
William CarvalhoPortuguese association football player
José Eduardo AgualusaAngolan journalist, writer
José Manuel ImbambaAngolan Roman Catholic archbishop and university teacher
Nandó dos SantosAngolan politician
History
01 Dec 1976Joined the United Nations
25 Aug 1992Angola founded as a sovereign state
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1960 → now
2026
Population39.0M2025
GDP$122.17B2025
GDP per person$3,1292025