External debt, end year in Angola

Angola: External debt, end year was 1.92 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1.92 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.92 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1995
Years of data
24
1985–2011

External debt, end year in Angola, 1985–2011

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1985199820111985: 74.5M current LCU1986: 84.6M current LCU1987: 132.4M current LCU1988: 151.4M current LCU1989: 202.5M current LCU1990: 244.4M current LCU1991: 505.0M current LCU1992: 4.4B current LCU1993: 45.3B current LCU1995: 0 current LCU1996: 0 current LCU1997: 0 current LCU2000: 80.1B current LCU2001: 195.6B current LCU2002: 410.1B current LCU2003: 760.9B current LCU2004: 900.9B current LCU2005: 828.6B current LCU2006: 595.5B current LCU2007: 734.4B current LCU2008: 1.0T current LCU2009: 1.2T current LCU2010: 1.6T current LCU2011: 1.9T current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Angola recorded 1.92 trillion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 882.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Angola peaked at 1.92 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1995.

Angola ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 129.05 million current LCU 74.47 million current LCU 202.46 million current LCU 5
1990s 7.21 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 45.33 billion current LCU 7
2000s 675.49 billion current LCU 80.14 billion current LCU 1.21 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 1.78 trillion current LCU 1.64 trillion current LCU 1.92 trillion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 7 Madagascar 3.75 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 3.62 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 9 Sao Tome and Principe 3.58 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 11 Senegal 1.74 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 12 Burundi 1.56 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 13 Gabon 986.85 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Angola?
External debt, end year in Angola was 1.92 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 trillion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1995.
How does Angola rank for external debt, end year?
Angola ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 882.7%. 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 External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.