State Capacity Index in Angola

Angola: State Capacity Index was -0.1073 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
-0.1073
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
133rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
-0.0942
in 2014
All-time low
-1.25
in 1976
Years of data
41
1975–2015

State Capacity Index in Angola, 1975–2015

-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.2501975199520151975: -1.11976: -1.31977: -1.21978: -0.9841979: -0.9411980: -0.9561981: -0.9461982: -0.9371983: -0.9311984: -0.7581985: -0.8071986: -0.821987: -0.8371988: -0.8191989: -0.7381990: -0.7981991: -0.8281992: -0.5041993: -11994: -1.11995: -0.9651996: -0.9261997: -0.7111998: -0.6171999: -0.4882000: -0.5542001: -0.5122002: -0.5492003: -0.4012004: -0.6332005: -0.6582006: -0.652007: -0.4322008: -0.392009: -0.3822010: -0.3172011: -0.332012: -0.2822013: -0.2942014: -0.0942015: -0.107

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for state capacity index in Angola is -0.1073, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, state capacity index in Angola peaked at -0.0942 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.25, in 1976.

Angola ranks 133rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

State Capacity Index in Angola, year by year

Annual values for State Capacity Index in Angola, 1975 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1975 -1.09
1976 -1.25 +14.7%
1977 -1.23 -1.4%
1978 -0.9837 -20.3%
1979 -0.9413 -4.3%
1980 -0.956 +1.6%
1981 -0.9456 -1.1%
1982 -0.9369 -0.9%
1983 -0.9313 -0.6%
1984 -0.7579 -18.6%
1985 -0.8072 +6.5%
1986 -0.8197 +1.5%
1987 -0.8367 +2.1%
1988 -0.8186 -2.2%
1989 -0.7382 -9.8%
1990 -0.7984 +8.2%
1991 -0.8283 +3.7%
1992 -0.5038 -39.2%
1993 -1.04 +107.4%
1994 -1.06 +1.6%
1995 -0.965 -9.1%
1996 -0.9258 -4.1%
1997 -0.7114 -23.2%
1998 -0.6165 -13.3%
1999 -0.4882 -20.8%
2000 -0.5537 +13.4%
2001 -0.5121 -7.5%
2002 -0.5494 +7.3%
2003 -0.401 -27.0%
2004 -0.6334 +58.0%
2005 -0.6577 +3.8%
2006 -0.6497 -1.2%
2007 -0.4321 -33.5%
2008 -0.3896 -9.8%
2009 -0.3822 -1.9%
2010 -0.3168 -17.1%
2011 -0.3302 +4.2%
2012 -0.2824 -14.5%
2013 -0.2944 +4.2%
2014 -0.0942 -68.0%
2015 -0.1073 +14.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's -0.1073 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
  • Angola's -0.1073 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where State Capacity Index 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 -107.4% -0.5038 -1.04

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s -1.1 -1.25 -0.9413 5
1980s -0.8548 -0.956 -0.7382 10
1990s -0.7944 -1.06 -0.4882 10
2000s -0.5161 -0.6577 -0.3822 10
2010s -0.2375 -0.3302 -0.0942 6

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 130 Eswatini -0.079 compare
  2. 131 Uzbekistan -0.0795 compare
  3. 132 Suriname -0.0876 compare
  4. 134 Gambia -0.1567 compare
  5. 135 Mauritania -0.1642 compare
  6. 136 Mali -0.165 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is state capacity index in Angola?
State capacity index in Angola was -0.1073 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was -0.0942 in 2014.
What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was -1.25 in 1976.
How does Angola rank for state capacity index?
Angola ranks 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
Is state capacity index rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.