Current expenditure, total in Angola
Angola: Current expenditure, total was 2.93 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Angola, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Angola recorded 2.93 trillion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 4,075.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Angola peaked at 2.93 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.09 current LCU, in 1987.
That places Angola 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current expenditure, total in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 73.04 current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 72.6 current LCU | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.09 current LCU | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 90.56 current LCU | +33.0% |
| 1989 | 97.79 current LCU | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 131.98 current LCU | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 290.98 current LCU | +120.5% |
| 1992 | 2,288 current LCU | +686.3% |
| 1993 | 14,601 current LCU | +538.2% |
| 1994 | 363,393 current LCU | +2388.8% |
| 1995 | 8.28 million current LCU | +2179.4% |
| 1996 | 234.96 million current LCU | +2736.6% |
| 1997 | 646.25 million current LCU | +175.0% |
| 1998 | 882.20 million current LCU | +36.5% |
| 1999 | 8.68 billion current LCU | +884.3% |
| 2000 | 39.86 billion current LCU | +359.0% |
| 2001 | 70.14 billion current LCU | +76.0% |
| 2002 | 174.20 billion current LCU | +148.4% |
| 2003 | 378.11 billion current LCU | +117.1% |
| 2004 | 505.55 billion current LCU | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 720.07 billion current LCU | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 852.39 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 trillion current LCU | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 2.03 trillion current LCU | +63.5% |
| 2009 | 1.77 trillion current LCU | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.10 trillion current LCU | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 2.93 trillion current LCU | +39.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.93 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 350.52 billion current LCU, 8.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.93 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 324.45 billion current LCU, 9.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current expenditure, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2736.6% | 8.28 million current LCU | 234.96 million current LCU |
| 1994 | +2388.8% | 14,601 current LCU | 363,393 current LCU |
| 1995 | +2179.4% | 363,393 current LCU | 8.28 million current LCU |
| 1999 | +884.3% | 882.20 million current LCU | 8.68 billion current LCU |
| 1992 | +686.3% | 290.98 current LCU | 2,288 current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.42 current LCU | 68.09 current LCU | 97.79 current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.05 billion current LCU | 131.98 current LCU | 8.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 777.68 billion current LCU | 39.86 billion current LCU | 2.03 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 trillion current LCU | 2.10 trillion current LCU | 2.93 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 4 Guinea 5.49 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Uganda 4.12 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Nigeria 3.41 trillion current LCU compare
- 8 Madagascar 2.80 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.52 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 2.15 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Angola
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50.27 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Angola?
- Current expenditure, total in Angola was 2.93 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.09 current LCU in 1987.
- How does Angola rank for current expenditure, total?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,075.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.