External debt, end year in Angola
Angola: External debt, end year was 1.92 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Angola, 1985–2011
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.
External debt, end year in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 74.47 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 84.56 million current LCU | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 132.36 million current LCU | +56.5% |
| 1988 | 151.40 million current LCU | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 202.46 million current LCU | +33.7% |
| 1990 | 244.35 million current LCU | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 505.02 million current LCU | +106.7% |
| 1992 | 4.41 billion current LCU | +772.4% |
| 1993 | 45.33 billion current LCU | +929.0% |
| 1995 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1997 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 80.14 billion current LCU | — |
| 2001 | 195.61 billion current LCU | +144.1% |
| 2002 | 410.15 billion current LCU | +109.7% |
| 2003 | 760.87 billion current LCU | +85.5% |
| 2004 | 900.85 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 828.58 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 595.51 billion current LCU | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 734.45 billion current LCU | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 trillion current LCU | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 1.21 trillion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 trillion current LCU | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 1.92 trillion current LCU | +17.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.92 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 18.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.92 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 18.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +929.0% | 4.41 billion current LCU | 45.33 billion current LCU |
| 1992 | +772.4% | 505.02 million current LCU | 4.41 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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
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.