Central government expense in Angola

Central government expense in Angola was equal to 14.6% of GDP in 2019.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1999 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Angola is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Angola, 2019 14.6% % of GDP
Change from 2018 +0.9percentage points 2018: 13.7%
World, 2019 26.7% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Angola over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period AngolaWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 14.6% 26.7%
2018 13.7% 26.1%
2017 14.3% 26.3%
2016 15.2% 26.6%
2015 18.4% 26.8%
2014 24.8% 26.8%
2013 25.1% 27.1%
2012 20.9% 27.4%
2011 23.7% 27.5%
2010 22.5% 28.4%
2009 21.9% 28.4%
2008 20.1% 25.9%
2007 18.6% 24.8%
2006 17.0% 24.9%
2005 18.6% 25.1%
2004 14.1% 24.8%
2003 22.7% 25.2%
2002 18.7% 24.9%
2001 29.0% 24.7%
2000 21.8% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 13.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 21.9%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 26.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2019 for Angola
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics