Country
Angola AGO
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +1.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap50.0
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve82.9
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth19.1
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity56.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance24.3
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Angola sovereign credibility, in brief
Angola scores 48.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 30 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 33rd percentile of the region. The score has fallen 1.4 points over the past seven days. CPI 8.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (48/100) | slightly weakening.
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 30/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 33th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Madagascar 49.3
- Lesotho 49.2
- Zimbabwe 48.2
- Nigeria 46.7
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -20.7%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +17.5%
- as of 2026-10-10
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 268.3 | 2026-08-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 0.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 3.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 412.4K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 12.3% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.3 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 34.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 10.4% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 79.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $3,129 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 74.3% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.