Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Angola
Angola: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Angola, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Angola stood at 15.6%.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Angola peaked at 32.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1972.
Angola ranks 94th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 19.3% | — |
| 1969 | 15.1% | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +126.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -55.9% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +61.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -6.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 15.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 15.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.1%, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +126.1% | 14.4% | 32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (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 imports in Angola?
- Food imports in Angola was 15.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1972.
- How does Angola rank for food imports?
- Angola ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.