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Angola

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Luanda Lower middle income Nation age 34 years (since 1992) i AGO · AO
NationsTree Index 2025 i34.4148th of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i62percentile
Population i39.0 m39th of 217 Area i1,246,700 km²22nd of 216 GDP i$122.17 bn69th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$400.21 bn intl.59th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$10,251 intl.139th of 199 Life expectancy i64.8 years191st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i57
Quality of life · crown i19
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i23
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i99
CSV

In short

Angola is 148th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 34.4 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 39.0 million people and an economy of $400.21 bn at purchasing power parity, 59th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (45th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (53rd of 203) and High-tech exports (45th of 168).

Its weakest positions: Inflation (170th of 180), Tertiary enrolment (141st of 150) and DPT immunization (179th of 193).

Over five years it climbed from 193rd to 148th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

68
Surface area ikm² 1,246,700 22nd/216
Land area ikm² 1,246,700 22nd/216
Population ipeople 39.0 m 39th/217
Population growth i% 3.00% 12th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 30.4 170th/216
Urban population i% 71.5% 84th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 44.1% 8th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.9% 199th/217

Economy

39
GDP iUSD $122.17 bn 69th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $400.21 bn 59th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $342.00 bn 59th/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,129 159th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $10,251 139th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,860 151st/201
GDP growth i% 3.1% 109th/210
Inflation i% 20.2% 170th/180
Unemployment i% 14.1% 170th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 52.9% 95th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.1% 136th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 25.2% 21st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.1% 69th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.8% 135th/192
Services i% of GDP 46.8% 162nd/200

Trade

40
Exports of goods & services iUSD $28.07 bn 86th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $14.26 bn 107th/182
Exports i% of GDP 23.0% 131st/183
Imports i% of GDP 11.7% 181st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 34.6% 171st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 91.5% 4th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 2.0% 162nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 166th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.9% 56th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 16.7% 45th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 0.3% 73rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.8% 112th/196

Natural resources

70
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 30.0% 10th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 28.27% 4th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 1.01% 30th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.68% 64th/209
Arable land i% of land area 3.7% 150th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 4,153 69th/183

Tourism

10
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 218,000 149th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $19.0 m 164th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.1% 166th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 3,0001996

Society & health

13
Life expectancy iyears 64.8 191st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 49.0 169th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.24 139th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.8 126th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 64% 179th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 38.1% 121st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 51.5% 154th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 10.3%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.5% 191st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.5% 186th/193
Adult literacy i% 68.2% 83rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.0% 141st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.616 148th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 51.32018
Extreme poverty i% of population 39.3%2018

Infrastructure & digital

18
Access to electricity i% of population 55.5% 191st/215
Internet users i% of population 40.7% 157th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 70 181st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.4 183rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.3 m 92nd/161

Environment & energy

57
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.74 53rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 52.9% 45th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 19.9 115th/200
Forest area i% of land area 51.2% 54th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 424 126th/149

Institutions & safety

25
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 37.8 157th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 34.3 144th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 40.1 172nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 57.9 148th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 42.7 158th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 39.4 151st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.12016

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.46 bn 76th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.4% 93rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.9% 60th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 117,000 49th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.87% 80th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 84.0 m 52nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m2002

Science & innovation

22
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.03%2016
Patent applications by residents iapplications 22019
Scientific articles iarticles 50 154th/197

Compare Angola with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Angola — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/angola. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Angola — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/angola. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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