Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola
Angola: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 34.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola is 34.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola peaked at 97.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.6% | — |
| 1961 | 91.3% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 93.5% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 92.5% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 93.6% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 92.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 93.7% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 96.1% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 85.6% | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 90.9% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 93.4% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.3% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 94.1% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 89.3% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 97.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 96.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -85.0% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +99.7% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +71.7% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -8.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 34.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 34.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +99.7% | 28.7% | 57.2% |
| 2000 | -85.0% | 90.1% | 13.5% |
| 2022 | +71.7% | 21.8% | 37.4% |
| 2003 | +53.6% | 18.7% | 28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.7% | 91.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.7% | 92.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 85.6% | 95.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 84.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 13.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 22.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 21.8% | 37.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.49 billion 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -17.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Angola was 34.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Angola ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.