Military expenditure in Angola
Angola: Military expenditure was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Angola, 1996–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Angola recorded 4.9% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Angola peaked at 27.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
That places Angola 84th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.0% | — |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +130.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -55.1% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +339.1% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 6.0% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Angola
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4223 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 24.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -26.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 922.05 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Angola?
- Military expenditure in Angola was 4.9% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for military expenditure?
- Angola ranks 84th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure