Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Angola
Angola: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Angola, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Angola is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Angola peaked at 21.6% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Angola ranks 181st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 13.9% | — |
| 1969 | 21.6% | +55.2% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | -31.9% |
| 1972 | 16.3% | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -19.7% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | +46.1% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -97.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +16779.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +155.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +70.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +238.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -55.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +49.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +89.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +16779.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | +238.0% | 0.7% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 13.9% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 9.0% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 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)
- Food exports 0.5% (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 manufactures exports in Angola?
- Manufactures exports in Angola was 2.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1969.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for manufactures exports?
- Angola ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.