Refugees
55,657refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
30,416from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Angola
Angola has 39 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $122 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 39 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$122billion68th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population39million39th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$3,129137th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP1.4% of GDP88th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.6t175th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Angola imports all of its potash supply; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 89% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | China, India, Indonesia (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Exporter | Exports 79% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | India, Spain, Netherlands (buyers) |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 92% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Poland, France, Russia |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 4.1% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Argentina, South Africa |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 91% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, Thailand |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Imports 2.5% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Zambia, Brazil, South Africa |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, Canada, United States |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, China, Mauritania |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: France, 39% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | France, Spain, Belarus |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 25% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | United States, Portugal, China |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 89% of what it produces
Main partners: China, India, Indonesia (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- Natural gasExporter
Exports 79% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: India, Spain, Netherlands (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- WheatImports most
Imports 92% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Poland, France, Russia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 4.1% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Argentina, South Africa
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 91% of the rice it uses
Main partners: India, Thailand
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Imports 2.5% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Zambia, Brazil, South Africa
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, Canada, United States
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, China, Mauritania
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: France, 39% of imports
Main partners: France, Spain, Belarus
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 25% of imports
Main partners: United States, Portugal, China
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Angola’s economy produced $122 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth3.1%2025 · 98th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation20.2%2025 · 7th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment14.1%2025 · 17th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$14.2billion2024 · 70th of 164 · World Bank
Trade50% of GDP2024 · 132nd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$2.22billion2025 · 63rd of 200 · World Bank
People
Angola had 39 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Angola’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman5.122023 · 7th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age16.52023 · 229th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.9%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Angola numbered 2 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
Angola emitted 22.3 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Angola’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions22Mt2024 · 84th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.6t2024 · 175th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750740Mt2024 · 92nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.12023 · 102nd of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Angola.
Sanctions
14entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 10 and UK 4
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$65.1billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
5publicly known incidents affecting Angola, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Angola.
| GDP | $122 bn | 2025 | 68th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $3,129 | 2025 | 137th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 98th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 20.2% | 2025 | 7th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 53% | 2025 | 96th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −4.1% | 2025 | 139th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 0.3% | 2025 | 75th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 14.1% | 2025 | 17th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $14 bn | 2024 | 70th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 50% | 2024 | 132nd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $2.2 bn | 2025 | 63rd of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.0% | 2024 | 154th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 39 m | 2025 | 39th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 37 m | 2023 | 42nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 5.12 | 2023 | 7th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 16.5 | 2023 | 229th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 64.6 | 2023 | 211th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 30,416 | 2025 | 55th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 55,657 | 2025 | 77th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 1.4 | 2025 | 106th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 1,031 kb/d | 2025 | 18th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 129 kb/d | 2024 | 69th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 48th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 1.2 bcm | 2024 | 90th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 16 TWh | 2024 | 93rd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 74% | 2024 | 47th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 2.8% | 2024 | 127th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 90th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.5 Mt | 2024 | 66th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 3.4 Mt | 2024 | 35th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 79th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 84th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 43rd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 50th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 102nd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 80th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 87th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 22 Mt | 2024 | 84th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.6 t | 2024 | 175th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 740 Mt | 2024 | 92nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.1 | 2023 | 102nd of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 123rd of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 1.4% | 2025 | 88th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $1.5 bn | 2025 | 73rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 25 | 2025 | 46th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 84 TIV m | 2025 | 49th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 2 | 2026 | 58th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 41% | 2024 | 154th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $29 m | 2024 | 127th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 22% | 2024 | 20th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 14 | 2026 | 100th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $83 m | 2021 | 45th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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