Angola — Country Profile

Angola is in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covers 1,246,700 sq km. Terrain: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau. Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April).

Angola’s GDP is $278.239 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $80.397 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 4.4% (2024 est.). See where Angola ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Jul–Sep 2026 came and went without leaving a mark on the country's trajectory. Continuity, not change, is the story.

For a small or mid-sized state, that is often the good outcome: no shock to absorb, no crisis to manage.

• What our model rewards: a current-account surplus of $6 billion — the world pays it more than it pays out
• What drags it down: fertility of 5.5 children per woman — far above replacement, a cradle overflowing faster than schools can keep up; a median age of 17 — a nation of children, its workforce still in the classroom

Oil, Diamonds, Iron ore, Phosphates, Copper, Gold, Bauxite, Uranium.

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

João Lourenço — President. President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017)

Angola maintains 53 embassies and 22 consulates abroad, hosts 58 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, AU Addis Ababa. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Consular Affairs Center, Diplomatic and Consular Networks Database and Rankings, January 2026 (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0). https://zenodo.org/records/18109976

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Major airports

Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ) — Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo); Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) — Luanda; Albano Machado Airport (NOV) — Huambo; Cabinda Airport (CAB) — Cabinda; Catumbela Airport (CBT) — Catumbela; Dundo Airport (DUE) — Chitato; Lubango Mukanka International Airport (SDD) — Lubango; Malanje Airport (MEG) — Malanje; Mbanza Congo Airport (SSY) — Mbanza Congo; Menongue Airport (SPP) — Menongue.

Showing 10 of 14 major airports.

Terminals

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Angola.

Historical timeline of Angola

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Angola — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.