Natural resource rents in Angola

Angola: Natural resource rents was 29.97 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
29.97
Change on year
up 48.0%
World rank
10th
of 211 countries
All-time high
59.14
in 2000
All-time low
5.52
in 1982
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Natural resource rents in Angola, 1980–2021

02040601980200020211980: 21.11981: 11.71982: 5.51983: 12.31984: 15.11985: 14.91986: 7.41987: 16.11988: 15.31989: 22.71990: 29.11991: 181992: 28.51993: 36.71994: 43.61995: 44.21996: 41.41997: 39.51998: 24.31999: 40.82000: 59.12001: 44.22002: 32.92003: 28.42004: 33.82005: 42.82006: 40.82007: 45.92008: 52.62009: 30.32010: 38.22011: 392012: 34.72013: 29.42014: 22.12015: 13.32016: 20.92017: 262018: 322019: 28.92020: 20.22021: 30

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Angola recorded 29.97 for natural resource rents in 2021.

That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Angola peaked at 59.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.52, in 1982.

Angola ranks 10th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Natural resource rents in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Angola, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 21.09 —
1981 11.73 -44.4%
1982 5.52 -52.9%
1983 12.29 +122.5%
1984 15.07 +22.5%
1985 14.87 -1.3%
1986 7.38 -50.3%
1987 16.11 +118.2%
1988 15.3 -5.0%
1989 22.72 +48.5%
1990 29.1 +28.1%
1991 17.97 -38.3%
1992 28.48 +58.5%
1993 36.66 +28.7%
1994 43.64 +19.0%
1995 44.21 +1.3%
1996 41.36 -6.4%
1997 39.45 -4.6%
1998 24.27 -38.5%
1999 40.8 +68.1%
2000 59.14 +44.9%
2001 44.22 -25.2%
2002 32.88 -25.6%
2003 28.41 -13.6%
2004 33.77 +18.9%
2005 42.76 +26.6%
2006 40.75 -4.7%
2007 45.88 +12.6%
2008 52.56 +14.6%
2009 30.31 -42.3%
2010 38.16 +25.9%
2011 39.02 +2.3%
2012 34.73 -11.0%
2013 29.4 -15.3%
2014 22.12 -24.7%
2015 13.31 -39.9%
2016 20.89 +57.0%
2017 25.95 +24.3%
2018 32.05 +23.5%
2019 28.9 -9.8%
2020 20.25 -29.9%
2021 29.97 +48.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 29.97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 6.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 29.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 14.21 5.52 22.72 10
1990s 34.59 17.97 44.21 10
2000s 41.07 28.41 59.14 10
2010s 28.45 13.31 39.02 10
2020s 25.11 20.25 29.97 2

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 7 Guyana 33.68 compare
  2. 8 Mongolia 33.14 compare
  3. 9 Iran 30.45 compare
  4. 11 Azerbaijan 29.94 compare
  5. 12 Kuwait 29.28 compare
  6. 13 Oman 29.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Angola?
Natural resource rents in Angola was 29.97 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 59.14 in 2000.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 5.52 in 1982.
How does Angola rank for natural resource rents?
Angola ranks 10th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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