Angola international reserves

#76 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$13.2B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
-0.5%
12-month change
+0.4%
High since 2000
$34.4B
September 2013

Monthly history (IMF)

$13.2 billion
August 2026+2,570.4% vs January 2000
$0M$10B$20B$30B$40BJan 2000May 2013Aug 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$12.0B · 91.0%
  • SDRs$1.0B · 7.8%
  • IMF reserve position$155M · 1.2%

Gold

Angola does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 338
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
10.8%
Months of imports covered
11.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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