Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola

Angola: Primary balance, excluding interest was 1.10 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1.10 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 114.9%
World rank
4th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.10 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
-337.33 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Primary balance, excluding interest in Angola, 1985–2011

-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1985199820111985: -2.7M current LCU1986: -9.7M current LCU1987: -15.5M current LCU1988: -23.0M current LCU1989: -55.5M current LCU1990: -66.5M current LCU1991: -127.8M current LCU1992: -1.3B current LCU1993: -3.3B current LCU1994: -45.9k current LCU1995: -3.6M current LCU1996: -63.6M current LCU1997: -329.7M current LCU1998: -110.0M current LCU1999: -4.5B current LCU2000: -2.7B current LCU2001: 2.7B current LCU2002: -28.9B current LCU2003: -47.6B current LCU2004: 11.8B current LCU2005: 244.6B current LCU2006: 450.0B current LCU2007: 269.6B current LCU2008: -158.7B current LCU2009: -337.3B current LCU2010: 509.8B current LCU2011: 1.1T current LCU

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Nigeria 1.58 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 2 Sierra Leone 1.37 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 3 Congo 1.34 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 5 Algeria 790.20 billion current LCU compare
  5. 6 Gabon 466.26 billion current LCU compare
  6. 7 Cote d'Ivoire 309.50 billion current LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
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