Employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola
Angola: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 39.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola, 1999–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2019, employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola stood at 39.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola peaked at 52.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1999.
Angola ranks 30th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.7% | — |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +9.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Angola's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 24.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Angola was 39.3% in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Angola ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.