Inflation rates by country and year

0%81.2%162.5%243.7%325%949.8%4,145.1%
0%81.2%162.5%243.7%325%949.8%4,145.1%
199183.8%
200812.5%
202520.2%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate20.2%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Angola

  1. 1996↑ Upward pressure

    The kwanza's collapse — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Civil war and monetary financing pushed Angola into very high inflation in the mid-1990s.

    IMF · Angola: Staff-Monitored Program—Letter of Intent, 2000
  2. 1998↓ Downward pressure

    The temporary 1998 stabilization — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    A short-lived stabilization lowered inflation from the mid-1990s peak. The renewed civil war and fiscal strain soon reversed that improvement.

    IMF · Angola, Staff Country Report No. 00/111
  3. 2000↑ Upward pressure

    The 2000 inflation relapse — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Renewed war spending and monetary financing drove inflation back above 300 percent by early 2000, prompting an IMF-monitored stabilization programme.

    IMF · Angola: Staff-Monitored Program—Letter of Intent, 2000
  4. 2015↑ Upward pressure

    The kwanza's depreciation — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The oil-price collapse and the kwanza's depreciation lifted import prices and inflation from 2015.

    IMF · Angola: 2015 Article IV Consultation
  5. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    The post-pandemic inflation surge — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Imported food-price pressure and pandemic-era supply disruptions kept inflation high into 2022. The stronger kwanza and easing global food prices then helped it decline.

    IMF · Angola: 2021 Article IV Consultation and Sixth EFF Review

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Angola?

The annual inflation rate in Angola was 20.2% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices rose 20.2% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Angola's full inflation history from 1991 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Angola has changed

Inflation in Angola peaked at 4145.1% in 1996 and reached its lowest point at 7.3% in 2014. Averaged across the 35 years of available data (1991–2025), the rate has been 319.8% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Angola

What is the current inflation rate in Angola?

The latest available annual figure is 20.2% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Angola's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Angola?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 4145.1%, reached in 1996.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Angola?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is 7.3%, recorded in 2014.

Where does the inflation data for Angola come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.