Tax revenue in Angola
Angola: Tax revenue was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Angola, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Angola is 7.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Angola peaked at 29.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2024.
That places Angola 141st out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 28.7% | +76.2% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -53.1% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +83.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 13.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
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- 138 Central African Republic 8.2% compare
- 139 Saudi Arabia 8.1% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 7.6% compare
- 142 Sudan 7.4% compare
- 143 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.4% compare
- 144 Zimbabwe 7.2% compare
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 tax revenue in Angola?
- Tax revenue in Angola was 7.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for tax revenue?
- Angola ranks 141st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.