Travel services in Angola
Angola: Travel services was 16.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Angola, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Angola recorded 16.8% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 1,803.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Angola peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
That places Angola 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.4% | — |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -58.0% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +63.8% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -63.7% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +140.0% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +85.1% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -66.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -37.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +80.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -39.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +89.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +455.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +54.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +93.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +61.8% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 9.3% | 18.4% | 6 |
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 travel services in Angola?
- Travel services in Angola was 16.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Angola rank for travel services?
- Angola ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,803.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.