Angola
Region Sub-Saharan AfricaIncome Lower middle incomeCapital LuandaISO3 AGO
Human development
0.616
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
8,760.2PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
64.8yrs
At birth
Governance
40.9/100
Avg. of six WGI
Governance
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption35.3Ranked 140th▼ 1· 2024
- Government Effectiveness36.1Ranked 161st▼ 2· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence56.1Ranked 150th▲ 13· 2024
- Rule of Law36.8Ranked 177th▼ 2· 2024
- Regulatory Quality42.7Ranked 161st▼ 9· 2024
- Voice & Accountability38.3Ranked 159th▲ 3· 2024
- Military spending1%Ranked 105th▲ 18· 2024
- Women in parliament39.1%Ranked 33rd▲ 8· 2025
- V-Dem electoral democracy0.34Ranked 96th▼ 6· 2025
- V-Dem liberal democracy0.16Ranked 111th▼ 2· 2025
- Human rights index (V-Dem)0.62Ranked 90th—· 2025
- Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0.62Ranked 90th—· 2025
- Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0.5Ranked 104th▲ 2· 2025
- Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0.1Ranked 128th▼ 7· 2025
- Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0.17Ranked 117th—· 2025
- Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0.13Ranked 130th▲ 2· 2025
- Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0.77Ranked 71st▼ 3· 2025
- Rule of law index (V-Dem)0.38Ranked 98th▼ 2· 2025
Economy
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GDP
- GDP122.17BRanked 68th▼ 3· 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP8,760.2Ranked 127th▼ 8· 2025
- GDP growth3.1%Ranked 98th▲ 51· 2025
- Inflation20.2%Ranked 159th▼ 5· 2025
- Unemployment14.1%Ranked 165th▲ 2· 2025
- Trade openness34.6%Ranked 127th▼ 5· 2025
- FDI net inflows0.94%Ranked 70th▼ 110· 2025
- Tax revenue7.6%Ranked 84th▼ 19· 2024
- Current account balance0.44%Ranked 34th▲ 10· 2025
- Gross savings15.9%Ranked 110th▼ 4· 2024
- Gross capital formation10.6%Ranked 160th▼ 4· 2024
- Government expenditure14.6%Ranked 117th▼ 2· 2019
- External debt stocks79.6%Ranked 94th—· 2024
- Personal remittances received0.04%Ranked 89th▼ 64· 2025
- R&D expenditure0.03%Ranked 88th· 2016
- Researchers in R&D18.9Ranked 77th▲ 5· 2016
- High-technology exports16.7%Ranked 41st▲ 18· 2024
- Youth unemployment27.2%Ranked 158th▼ 1· 2025
- Agricultural employment51.9%Ranked 20th▼ 1· 2025
- Vulnerable employment66.3%Ranked 150th—· 2025
- Agriculture value added25.2%Ranked 17th▼ 13· 2025
- Industry value added27.1%Ranked 59th▲ 22· 2025
- GDP per capita (nominal)3,129.5Ranked 137th▼ 15· 2025
- Annual working hours per worker2,114.5Ranked 47th▲ 3· 2023
- GNI per capita (PPP)6,631.3Ranked 137th▲ 4· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)14.3%Ranked 165th▲ 1· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)28.1%Ranked 158th▼ 1· 2027
- Labour force participation rate74.6%Ranked 17th▼ 1· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio63.9%Ranked 41st—· 2027
- Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)0.39Ranked 101st▲ 3· 2019
- Human capital index1.5Ranked 139th—· 2019
- Capital stock per worker78,055.5Ranked 118th▲ 2· 2019
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy64.8Ranked 191st▲ 1· 2024
- Infant mortality32.1Ranked 111th▼ 4· 2024
- Maternal mortality183Ranked 78th▼ 12· 2023
- Health spending2.5%Ranked 185th—· 2023
- Physicians0.24Ranked 91st▼ 34· 2022
- Basic sanitation access50.3%Ranked 150th—· 2022
- Basic drinking water access68%Ranked 153rd▼ 3· 2024
- Undernourishment22.5%Ranked 66th▲ 1· 2023
- Measles immunization53%Ranked 40th▲ 5· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence373Ranked 137th▼ 1· 2024
- Road traffic deaths26.1Ranked 104th▲ 2· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate8.1Ranked 102nd▲ 12· 2021
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure19.9Ranked 115th▼ 10· 2023
- Child mortality4.9Ranked 130th▲ 2· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita2,399.3Ranked 155th▼ 6· 2023
- Stunting prevalence (under 5)37.6%Ranked 22nd▲ 4· 2015
- Wasting prevalence (under 5)4.9%Ranked 14th▼ 8· 2015
- Overweight prevalence (under 5)3.4%Ranked 10th· 2015
- DTP3 immunization coverage64%Ranked 35th▲ 6· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage53%Ranked 40th▲ 5· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate49Ranked 169th▲ 1· 2024
Education
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Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment51.5%Ranked 134th—· 2023
- Education spending2.5%Ranked 96th▼ 48· 2023
- Adult literacy68.2%Ranked 31st▼ 5· 2023
- Primary enrollment86.7%Ranked 149th▲ 5· 2023
- Tertiary enrollment10%Ranked 89th▼ 32· 2024
- Primary completion rate47.9%Ranked 136th▲ 3· 2023
- Expected years of schooling12.2Ranked 136th▼ 1· 2023
- Mean years of schooling6Ranked 155th—· 2023
Demography
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2050
Population
- Population39.04MRanked 39th▼ 1· 2025
- Population growth3%Ranked 12th—· 2025
- Urban population71.5%Ranked 73rd▼ 2· 2025
- Fertility rate5Ranked 7th—· 2024
- Crude birth rate37.2Ranked 7th—· 2024
- Median age of population16.5Ranked 209th▲ 2· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio90.1Ranked 10th—· 2023
- Net migration rate-0.03Ranked 96th▼ 6· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)74,295.4Ranked 27th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)68.8Ranked 193rd· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access55.5%Ranked 58th▲ 1· 2024
- Renewable energy share52.9%Ranked 41st▲ 2· 2021
- Forest area52.1%Ranked 48th▲ 2· 2023
- Electric power consumption379.1Ranked 126th▼ 1· 2023
- CO₂ per capita0.59Ranked 167th▲ 1· 2024
- CO₂ emissions22.33MRanked 84th—· 2024
- Renewable electricity73.7%Ranked 32nd▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from coal0%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Electricity from solar2.8%Ranked 98th▲ 5· 2024
- Electricity from wind0%Ranked 104th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from hydro70.6%Ranked 25th—· 2024
- Power-sector CO2 intensity185.4Ranked 46th▲ 2· 2024
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF138.8Ranked 144th▲ 3· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita3.8Ranked 78th▼ 3· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts66Ranked 12th▼ 2· 2025
- INFORM risk score6Ranked 48th· 2026
- Hazard & exposure5.9Ranked 52nd· 2026
- Vulnerability5.2Ranked 41st· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity6.9Ranked 59th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure3Ranked 17th· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure7.8Ranked 57th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability5.6Ranked 53rd· 2026
- Vulnerable groups4.7Ranked 42nd· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity7.1Ranked 50th· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity6.7Ranked 57th· 2026
- Battle-related deaths (state-based)25Ranked 8th▲ 2· 2025
- Organized-violence deaths (total)25Ranked 11th▲ 4· 2025
Society
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Gini index
- Gini index51.3Ranked 78th▲ 28· 2018
- Extreme poverty39.3%Ranked 46th▲ 5· 2018
- Internet users40.7%Ranked 152nd—· 2024
- Homicide rate4.1Ranked 76th▼ 6· 2016
- Female labor participation72.2%Ranked 15th▲ 1· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions0.36Ranked 139th▼ 13· 2024
- Life satisfaction3.8Ranked 139th▲ 5· 2017
- Human Development Index0.62Ranked 116th▼ 5· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.52Ranked 123rd▲ 9· 2023
- Gender Development Index0.91Ranked 86th▼ 2· 2023
- Inequality-adjusted HDI0.36Ranked 121st▲ 4· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.6Ranked 84th▲ 6· 2023
- Youth NEET rate24.9%Ranked 131st▲ 1· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0.3Ranked 138th▲ 3· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0.51Ranked 159th▼ 4· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0.77Ranked 170th▼ 5· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0.11Ranked 176th▼ 1· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)25,396Ranked 78th▲ 1· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)13,433Ranked 122nd▲ 3· 2025
- Asylum seekers16,983Ranked 128th▼ 15· 2025
- Internally displaced persons188,728Ranked 6th▼ 1· 2002