Angola's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) was US$6.72 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.62% from US$6.07 billion in 2015 (1.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$6.72 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$5.46 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6.07 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$14.14 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$214 million | 1985 |
| Average since 2016 | US$7.45 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$214 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Angola's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 19.2% on 2024 (from US$8.32 billion to US$6.72 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +13.1% and a typical year strayed about 32.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 109.2% in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.8% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Angola had the 68th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | US$6.72 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$7.99 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$86.89 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$208.52 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Angola in the 2025 ranking
- Uruguay — 64th of 136: US$6.88 billion
- Bangladesh — 65th of 136: US$6.88 billion
- Kuwait — 66th of 136: US$6.76 billion
- Lithuania — 68th of 136: US$6.42 billion
- Venezuela, RB — 69th of 136: US$6.37 billion
- Oman — 70th of 136: US$6.21 billion
What this measures
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,718,995,728 |
| 2024 | 8,315,386,810 |
| 2023 | 9,186,299,798 |
| 2022 | 8,873,051,233 |
| 2021 | 6,138,745,113 |
| 2020 | 5,459,945,937 |
| 2019 | 8,208,899,954 |
| 2018 | 8,278,016,396 |
| 2017 | 7,745,044,712 |
| 2016 | 5,614,472,886 |
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Benin — US$533.3 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$549.97 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.45 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$54.54 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$101.33 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$1.34 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$7.72 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$3.76 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$1.71 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$4.66 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Angola
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$147.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$147.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$147.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$147.17 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$4 (2023)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$184.93 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$46.66 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$154.24 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Angola's primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$6.72 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 3,040% from US$214 million in 1985 (9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$14.14 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$214 million in 1985.
- How does Angola rank?
- 68th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Angola?
- In 2025, Angola's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) fell 19.2% on 2024 (from US$8.32 billion to US$6.72 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +13.1% and a typical year strayed about 32.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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