Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Angola

Government expense in Angola in 2019 — 14.57%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 138. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 5.08 pp.

2019 14.57% +0.87 pp vs 2018
World rank 117of 138
Period maximum 29.02%2001
Period minimum 13.7%2018

Trend over time

1999–2019 · % of GDP

Government expense — Angola, 1999–20191015202530199920012003200520072009201120132015201720191999: 19.65%2000: 21.83%2001: 29.02%2002: 18.65%2003: 22.68%2004: 14.08%2005: 18.6%2006: 17%2007: 18.61%2008: 20.06%2009: 21.94%2010: 22.5%2011: 23.75%2012: 20.91%2013: 25.08%2014: 24.78%2015: 18.37%2016: 15.2%2017: 14.35%2018: 13.7%2019: 14.57%
Change over the period: −5.08 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 14.57%
World 26.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 21.55%
Middle Africa computed 12.69%
Government expense — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 14.57 +0.87 pp
2018 13.7 −0.65 pp
2017 14.35 −0.86 pp
2016 15.2 −3.17 pp
2015 18.37 −6.41 pp
2014 24.78 −0.3 pp
2013 25.08 +4.17 pp
2012 20.91 −2.83 pp
2011 23.75 +1.25 pp
2010 22.5 +0.55 pp
2009 21.94 +1.88 pp
2008 20.06 +1.46 pp
2007 18.61 +1.61 pp
2006 17 −1.6 pp
2005 18.6 +4.51 pp
2004 14.08 −8.6 pp
2003 22.68 +4.03 pp
2002 18.65 −10.36 pp
2001 29.02 +7.19 pp
2000 21.83 +2.18 pp
1999 19.65

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.