Oil rents as a share of GDP in Angola
Angola: Oil rents as a share of GDP was 28.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Angola, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, oil rents as a share of gdp in Angola stood at 28.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents as a share of gdp in Angola peaked at 57.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1982.
Angola ranks 4th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Oil rents as a share of GDP in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -46.6% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -60.7% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +174.0% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -55.4% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | +140.1% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | +51.9% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +60.1% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | -41.8% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +77.1% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +49.3% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +55.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 4.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 16.9% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 27.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 12.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 18.6% | 28.3% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents as a share of gdp in Angola?
- Oil rents as a share of gdp in Angola was 28.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest oil rents as a share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1982.
- How does Angola rank for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents as a share of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.