Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola
Angola: Primary balance, excluding interest was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, primary balance, excluding interest in Angola stood at 1.10 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 114.9% on the previous year and up 40,174.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Angola peaked at 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -337.33 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Angola 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -2.70 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -9.69 million current LCU | +258.4% |
| 1987 | -15.52 million current LCU | +60.2% |
| 1988 | -22.98 million current LCU | +48.1% |
| 1989 | -55.45 million current LCU | +141.3% |
| 1990 | -66.51 million current LCU | +19.9% |
| 1991 | -127.84 million current LCU | +92.2% |
| 1992 | -1.29 billion current LCU | +906.2% |
| 1993 | -3.30 billion current LCU | +156.4% |
| 1994 | -45,925 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 1995 | -3.63 million current LCU | +7812.6% |
| 1996 | -63.58 million current LCU | +1649.5% |
| 1997 | -329.67 million current LCU | +418.5% |
| 1998 | -109.95 million current LCU | -66.6% |
| 1999 | -4.52 billion current LCU | +4011.5% |
| 2000 | -2.69 billion current LCU | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 2.72 billion current LCU | -201.0% |
| 2002 | -28.87 billion current LCU | -1161.3% |
| 2003 | -47.58 billion current LCU | +64.8% |
| 2004 | 11.79 billion current LCU | -124.8% |
| 2005 | 244.63 billion current LCU | +1975.6% |
| 2006 | 450.02 billion current LCU | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 269.57 billion current LCU | -40.1% |
| 2008 | -158.65 billion current LCU | -158.9% |
| 2009 | -337.33 billion current LCU | +112.6% |
| 2010 | 509.80 billion current LCU | -251.1% |
| 2011 | 1.10 trillion current LCU | +114.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.10 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU. (24 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.10 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 | -7812.6% | -45,925 current LCU | -3.63 million current LCU |
| 1999 | -4011.5% | -109.95 million current LCU | -4.52 billion current LCU |
| 2005 | +1975.6% | 11.79 billion current LCU | 244.63 billion current LCU |
| 1996 | -1649.5% | -3.63 million current LCU | -63.58 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -21.27 million current LCU | -55.45 million current LCU | -2.70 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -980.66 million current LCU | -4.52 billion current LCU | -45,925 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.36 billion current LCU | -337.33 billion current LCU | 450.02 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 802.65 billion current LCU | 509.80 billion current LCU | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 primary balance, excluding interest in Angola?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -337.33 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Angola ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40,174.1%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).