Current account balance in Angola
Angola: Current account balance was 14.2% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Angola, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Angola recorded 14.2% for current account balance in 2011.
The figure is up 37.4% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Angola ranks 2nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current account balance in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -44.1% |
| 2009 | -13.0% | -218.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -179.6% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | -13.0% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 14.2% | 2 |
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More trade data for Angola
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 64.62 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 84.24 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.99 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 62.53 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.7 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.76 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.8975 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 27.3 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 91.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Angola?
- Current account balance in Angola was 14.2% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for current account balance?
- Angola ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.