Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Angola
Angola: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 487.55 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Angola, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Angola recorded 487.55 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.4% on the previous year and up 167.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Angola peaked at 487.55 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 143.86 million current LCU, in 1999.
That places Angola 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Angola, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 143.86 million current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 756.14 million current LCU | +425.6% |
| 2001 | 2.66 billion current LCU | +251.5% |
| 2002 | 7.99 billion current LCU | +200.7% |
| 2003 | 17.55 billion current LCU | +119.7% |
| 2004 | 25.28 billion current LCU | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 33.30 billion current LCU | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 43.75 billion current LCU | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 59.30 billion current LCU | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 107.47 billion current LCU | +81.2% |
| 2009 | 106.31 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 101.94 billion current LCU | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 112.29 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 111.33 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 124.41 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 182.04 billion current LCU | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 130.46 billion current LCU | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 89.40 billion current LCU | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 120.29 billion current LCU | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 216.24 billion current LCU | +79.8% |
| 2019 | 222.46 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 487.55 billion current LCU | +119.2% |
| 2021 | 285.04 billion current LCU | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 292.16 billion current LCU | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 328.54 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 487.55 billion current LCU | +48.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 487.55 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 22.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Angola's 487.55 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 4.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +425.6% | 143.86 million current LCU | 756.14 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143.86 million current LCU | 143.86 million current LCU | 143.86 million current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.44 billion current LCU | 756.14 million current LCU | 107.47 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.09 billion current LCU | 89.40 billion current LCU | 222.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.17 billion current LCU | 285.04 billion current LCU | 487.55 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Angola?
- Taxes on international trade in Angola was 487.55 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 487.55 billion current LCU in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.86 million current LCU in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for taxes on international trade?
- Angola ranks 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.8%. 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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.