Subsidies and other transfers in Angola
Angola: Subsidies and other transfers was 19.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Angola, 1999–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Angola recorded 19.6% for subsidies and other transfers in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Angola peaked at 32.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2017.
That places Angola 126th out of 152 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.1% | — |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +62.3% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +77.6% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +72.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 11.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 11.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 subsidies and other transfers in Angola?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Angola was 19.6% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Angola ranks 126th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.