Total debt service (% of GDP) in Angola
Angola: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 2.8% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Angola, 1989–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Angola recorded 2.8% for total debt service in 2011.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Angola peaked at 168.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
Angola ranks 7th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.9% | — |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +118.3% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +44.2% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +71.6% |
| 1998 | 168.9% | +645.0% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -50.9% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -45.1% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -71.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +166.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +645.0% | 22.7% | 168.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 2.9% | 168.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 2.0% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More external debt data for Angola
- Net financial flows, IBRD 396.19 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -31.19 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -1.26 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -43.72 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 4.81 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 49.75 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 52.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in Angola?
- Total debt service in Angola was 2.8% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 168.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Angola rank for total debt service?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.