Expense in Angola
Angola: Expense was 14.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Expense in Angola, 1999–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Angola recorded 14.6% for expense in 2019.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Angola peaked at 29.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2018.
That places Angola 135th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 14.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Angola
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 3.18 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 124.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Angola?
- Expense in Angola was 14.6% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2018.
- How does Angola rank for expense?
- Angola ranks 135th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is expense rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.