Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Angola
Angola: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Angola, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Angola stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Angola peaked at 65.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Angola 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 65.5% | — |
| 1969 | 49.7% | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 44.7% | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 42.1% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | -31.9% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -38.4% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -39.4% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -95.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -66.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +53.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +149.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +92.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +98.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +32.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.6% | 49.7% | 65.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 14.3% | 45.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 2.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 32.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 116.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Angola?
- Food exports in Angola was 0.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for food exports?
- Angola ranks 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.