Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Angola
Angola: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 2.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Angola stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Angola peaked at 25.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places Angola 113th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +57.5% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +233.7% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +77.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -74.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 43% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +233.7% | 4.8% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 3.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 9.0% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 110 Oman 4.2% compare
- 111 Afghanistan 4.1% compare
- 112 Botswana 3.7% compare
- 114 Jamaica 2.3% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 2.3% compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 2.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Angola
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,062 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Angola?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Angola was 2.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Angola ranks 113th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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