Official title:
Republic of Angola
General information:
Capital: Luanda
Population: ~34,200,000 (2024 est.)
Total area: 1,246,700 km²
Currency: Angolan kwanza (AOA)
National holiday: Independence Day, 11th November (1975)
Official language: Portuguese
Recognized national languages: Portuguese, Kikongo, Chokwe, Nhaneca, Nganguela, Fiote, Kwanhama, Muhumbi, Luvale
Type of government:
Unitary presidential republic
Diplomatic representative: H.E. Ms Isabel de Jesus da Costa Godinho (Austria – Vienna)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): ~$102.3 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: ~$2,990 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): ~$224.5 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: ~$6,560 (2024 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 3.8% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~11%
- Industry ~55%
- Services ~34% (latest estimates)
Agriculture products: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, cassava, tobacco, vegetables, plantains, livestock, forest products, fish
Main industries: petroleum and petroleum refining, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, fertilizer, coffee processing, sisal and cotton textiles, fish and food processing, cement
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: crude oil (dominant), diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, fish, sawn wood, cotton
Main export partners:
- China ~58.7%,
- United States ~7.1%,
- India ~6.5%,
- South Africa ~5.0%,
- Netherlands ~4.5%,
- Spain ~3.4%,
- France ~3.1%,
- Portugal ~2.7%,
- Canada ~2.1%,
- Singapore ~1.3% (2023–2024 est.)
Trade shares vary annually depending on oil exports and global commodity prices.
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts, pharmaceuticals, food, iron and steel, construction materials, textiles, fuel and lubricants
Main import partners:
- Portugal ~17.8%,
- China ~16.9%,
- South Africa ~8.6%,
- United States ~7.5%,
- Brazil ~5.4%,
- United Kingdom ~4.2%,
- Spain ~4.0%,
- France ~3.2%,
- United Arab Emirates ~2.7%,
- Italy ~2.6% (2023–2024 est.)