Summary
- Angola → China
- $15.8billion
- China → Angola
- $2.4billion
- Angola’s balance
- $13.4billion
Balance
Angola’s trade balance with China
Trade between Angola and China grew 115.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Angola’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 15.8
- Imports 2.4
- Balance +13.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $137 million | $21 million | $116 million |
| 1996 | $244 million | $29 million | $215 million |
| 1997 | $603 million | $29 million | $574 million |
| 1998 | $154 million | $37 million | $117 million |
| 1999 | $356 million | $16 million | $339 million |
| 2000 | $1.8 billion | $34 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2001 | $722 million | $46 million | $676 million |
| 2002 | $1.1 billion | $61 million | $1 billion |
| 2003 | $2.2 billion | $146 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2004 | $4.3 billion | $269 million | $4 billion |
| 2005 | $6.2 billion | $452 million | $5.7 billion |
| 2006 | $10.4 billion | $954 million | $9.4 billion |
| 2007 | $12.3 billion | $1 billion | $11.3 billion |
| 2008 | $21.4 billion | $2.3 billion | $19.1 billion |
| 2009 | $14.3 billion | $2.2 billion | $12.1 billion |
| 2010 | $22.1 billion | $1.9 billion | $20.2 billion |
| 2011 | $23.1 billion | $2.2 billion | $20.9 billion |
| 2012 | $31.2 billion | $3.8 billion | $27.4 billion |
| 2013 | $30.1 billion | $3.3 billion | $26.9 billion |
| 2014 | $29.7 billion | $4 billion | $25.7 billion |
| 2015 | $15.3 billion | $3.2 billion | $12.1 billion |
| 2016 | $13.3 billion | $1.5 billion | $11.8 billion |
| 2017 | $19 billion | $2.2 billion | $16.8 billion |
| 2018 | $23.7 billion | $2.3 billion | $21.4 billion |
| 2019 | $23.1 billion | $2.2 billion | $20.9 billion |
| 2020 | $14.3 billion | $1.6 billion | $12.7 billion |
| 2021 | $19.3 billion | $2 billion | $17.3 billion |
| 2022 | $21 billion | $3.4 billion | $17.6 billion |
| 2023 | $17.4 billion | $3 billion | $14.4 billion |
| 2024 | $15.8 billion | $2.4 billion | $13.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Angola sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Angola
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Luanda and Shanghai is 9,502 nautical miles (17,598 km) long: ≈ 22–28.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Cape of Good Hope; and Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Angola’s largest trading partner (32% of its trade), and Angola was China’s 48th (0.3%).
- China in Angola’s trade
- 32.2%
- China’s rank among Angola’s partners
- 1st
- Angola in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Angola’s rank among China’s partners
- 48th
Compare with
Other partners of Angola
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.