Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Angola
Angola: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 16.9% 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 16.9% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 1,816.3% 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 117th 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 16.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 16.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +455.3% | 0.9% | 4.9% |
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 15.6% (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Angola?
- Travel services in Angola was 16.9% 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 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,816.3%. 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.