Government consumption in Angola
Angola: Government consumption was 1.14 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Government consumption in Angola, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government consumption in Angola is 1.14 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 2,202.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government consumption in Angola peaked at 1.14 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.57 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.
Government consumption in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 65.89 current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 64.45 current LCU | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 61.57 current LCU | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 75.21 current LCU | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 79.49 current LCU | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 105.9 current LCU | +33.2% |
| 1991 | 226.08 current LCU | +113.5% |
| 1992 | 863.21 current LCU | +281.8% |
| 1993 | 10,577 current LCU | +1125.3% |
| 1994 | 191,477 current LCU | +1710.3% |
| 1995 | 6.10 million current LCU | +3086.1% |
| 1996 | 106.73 million current LCU | +1649.5% |
| 1997 | 489.53 million current LCU | +358.7% |
| 1998 | 680.08 million current LCU | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 5.33 billion current LCU | +683.8% |
| 2000 | 28.90 billion current LCU | +442.2% |
| 2001 | 49.58 billion current LCU | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 146.16 billion current LCU | +194.8% |
| 2003 | 292.80 billion current LCU | +100.3% |
| 2004 | 326.61 billion current LCU | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 491.78 billion current LCU | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 492.26 billion current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 603.61 billion current LCU | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 817.22 billion current LCU | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 895.52 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 826.21 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.14 trillion current LCU | +38.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.14 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 195.66 billion current LCU, 5.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.14 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.70 billion current LCU, 7.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +3086.1% | 191,477 current LCU | 6.10 million current LCU |
| 1994 | +1710.3% | 10,577 current LCU | 191,477 current LCU |
| 1996 | +1649.5% | 6.10 million current LCU | 106.73 million current LCU |
| 1993 | +1125.3% | 863.21 current LCU | 10,577 current LCU |
| 1999 | +683.8% | 680.08 million current LCU | 5.33 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.32 current LCU | 61.57 current LCU | 79.49 current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 661.32 million current LCU | 105.9 current LCU | 5.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 414.44 billion current LCU | 28.90 billion current LCU | 895.52 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 984.01 billion current LCU | 826.21 billion current LCU | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 4 Guinea 3.58 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 1.62 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Madagascar 1.53 trillion current LCU compare
- 8 Nigeria 1.14 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Senegal 791.00 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 645.74 billion current LCU compare
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- 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 government consumption in Angola?
- Government consumption in Angola was 1.14 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest government consumption recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest government consumption recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.57 current LCU in 1987.
- How does Angola rank for government consumption?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government consumption rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,202.8%. 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 Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.