Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola
Angola: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 70.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola is 70.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola peaked at 89.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2001.
That places Angola 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.3% | — |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +4.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 70.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Angola's 70.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 61.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 65.8% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 66.8% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 79.2% compare
- 4 Canada 78.5% compare
- 5 Australia 76.6% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 67.0% compare
- 8 Iran 66.7% compare
- 9 New Zealand 66.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Angola was 70.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2001.
- How does Angola rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Angola ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.