Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Angola
Angola: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 24.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Angola, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Angola is 24.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Angola peaked at 25.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1995.
That places Angola 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.5% | — |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 16.7% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Angola?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Angola was 24.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1995.
- How does Angola rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.