Interest payments in Angola
Angola: Interest payments was 4.78 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Angola, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Angola stood at 4.78 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 3,146.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Angola peaked at 4.78 trillion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.41 million current LCU, in 1999.
That places Angola 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.41 million current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 174.54 million current LCU | +902.8% |
| 2001 | 2.10 billion current LCU | +1101.1% |
| 2002 | 4.92 billion current LCU | +134.6% |
| 2003 | 6.93 billion current LCU | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 17.75 billion current LCU | +156.0% |
| 2005 | 18.07 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.66 billion current LCU | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 23.46 billion current LCU | +120.0% |
| 2008 | 135.48 billion current LCU | +477.5% |
| 2009 | 104.79 billion current LCU | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 115.83 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 81.46 billion current LCU | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 102.80 billion current LCU | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 99.11 billion current LCU | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 147.16 billion current LCU | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 248.47 billion current LCU | +68.8% |
| 2016 | 356.49 billion current LCU | +43.5% |
| 2017 | 548.32 billion current LCU | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 trillion current LCU | +117.5% |
| 2019 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 4.78 trillion current LCU | +195.9% |
| 2021 | 2.32 trillion current LCU | -51.4% |
| 2022 | 2.21 trillion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.83 trillion current LCU | +73.0% |
| 2024 | 4.78 trillion current LCU | +24.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 4.78 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.26 billion current LCU, 121.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Angola's 4.78 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.55 billion current LCU, 44.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1101.1% | 174.54 million current LCU | 2.10 billion current LCU |
| 2000 | +902.8% | 17.41 million current LCU | 174.54 million current LCU |
| 2008 | +477.5% | 23.46 billion current LCU | 135.48 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.41 million current LCU | 17.41 million current LCU | 17.41 million current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.43 billion current LCU | 174.54 million current LCU | 135.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.68 billion current LCU | 81.46 billion current LCU | 1.61 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 trillion current LCU | 2.21 trillion current LCU | 4.78 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Angola?
- Interest payments in Angola was 4.78 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 trillion current LCU in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.41 million current LCU in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for interest payments?
- Angola ranks 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,146.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.