Angola: cost of living

How fast are food prices rising in Angola?

Prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks in Angola were 9.54% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Institute's national consumer price index. Food contributed 5.77 percentage points of the 8.43% overall rise.

Other large rises were education (18.53%), alcoholic drinks and tobacco and health (9.10% each), and housing, water, electricity and fuels (9.07%). Food's contribution is large relative to its own rate because it has a large weight in the index.

Official sources: INE: national consumer price index, September 2026

What is the poverty rate in Angola?

40.6% of Angola's population lived in monetary poverty in 2018/2019, according to the National Statistics Institute, which shows this as its latest poverty figure, read on 15 October 2026.

Monetary poverty counts people whose household spending is below the national poverty line, measured in the household expenditure and income survey. On the international line, World Bank Open Data shows 39.3% living on less than $3.00 a day (2021 prices) in 2018. Both figures predate the price rises of 2023 to 2025.

Official sources: INE: home page indicators · World Bank: poverty at $3.00 a day, Angola

Are electricity prices going up in Angola?

Residential electricity tariffs were left unchanged in the partial tariff update approved for the 2025–2028 cycle, according to the Electricity and Water Services Regulatory Institute's statement of 17 August 2026.

The regulator says the Social, single-phase Domestic and three-phase Domestic categories are unchanged. The adjustment, made by Despachos 7535/2026 and 7536/2026, applies to medium- and high-voltage customers, including a new category of large customers with contracted power of 2,000 kVA or more. The statement links to the full tariff tables.

Official sources: IRSEA: partial adjustment of electricity tariffs

How fast are wholesale prices rising in Angola?

Wholesale prices in Angola were 7.20% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Institute's wholesale price index, published 12 October 2026.

The rate was 0.18 percentage points higher than in August 2026 and 9.36 points lower than in September 2025. Prices of domestic products rose 7.41% and imported products 7.07%. Wholesale prices are those charged between businesses before goods reach shops, so they are not the same as consumer prices.

Official sources: INE: wholesale price index, September 2026

How fast are prices rising in Angola?

The IMF puts consumer price inflation in Angola at 20.2% in 2025. The peak was 30.7% in 2016 and the low 7.3% in 2014. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 3.4%, and Angola placed 4th highest of 39. Of 165 countries with 2025 data, 7th highest.

What is household spending per person in Angola?

$2,831: that is household consumption per person in Angola for 2024, according to the World Bank. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 8th highest of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is $853. Worldwide: 94th of 153.

What is the extreme poverty rate in Angola?

In 2018, the share of people living on less than $3.00 a day in Angola was 39.3%, according to the World Bank. That compares with 22.1% in 2008. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 37.1%; Angola is 6th highest of 15. Worldwide: 6th of 92.

How many people in Angola are poor?

According to the World Bank, the share of people below the national poverty line in Angola was 32.3% in 2018. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 40.8%, and Angola placed 13th highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 17th of 67.

How unequal are incomes in Angola?

The World Bank puts the Gini index in Angola at 51.3 in 2018. In 2008 the figure was 42.7. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 37.3, and Angola placed 1st highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 3rd of 92.

How many people in Angola go hungry?

According to the FAO, moderate or severe food insecurity in Angola was 75.4% in 2024. The peak was 79.0% in 2021 and the low 72.9% in 2019. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 60.5%, and Angola placed 7th highest of 34. World rank, highest first: 9th of 135.