Angola Military Spending
Angola spends an estimated 1.3% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $1.3 billion (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1985–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$1.3 billion
Ranked #79 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
1.3%
Ranked #110 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+3.0%
From $1.3B in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$10.1 billion
Reached in 1994
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Angola’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Angola run to 2025.
Angola Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Angola is estimated to have spent $1.3 billion on military and defense, representing 1.3% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Angola is the #79 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 3.0%, from $1.3 billion to $1.3 billion. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 22.3% in 1987. The historical average military budget is 5.4% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 1.29% | $1,339M |
| 2026(estimate) | 1.29% | $1,301M |
| 2025 | 1.40% | $1,263M |
| 2024 | 1.03% | $924M |
| 2023 | 1.43% | $1,260M |
| 2022 | 1.43% | $1,253M |
| 2021 | 1.39% | $1,250M |
| 2020 | 1.81% | $1,467M |
| 2019 | 1.77% | $1,676M |
| 2018 | 1.96% | $1,835M |
| 2017 | 2.51% | $2,225M |
| 2016 | 2.73% | $2,572M |
| 2015 | 3.11% | $3,219M |
| 2014 | 4.70% | $5,469M |
| 2013 | 4.46% | $5,125M |
| 2012 | 3.24% | $3,752M |
| 2011 | 3.26% | $3,575M |
| 2010 | 4.18% | $3,818M |
| 2009 | 4.71% | $3,568M |
| 2008 | 3.57% | $3,667M |
| 2007 | 3.11% | $2,709M |
| 2006 | 3.76% | $3,089M |
| 2005 | 3.69% | $2,630M |
| 2004 | 3.47% | $1,856M |
| 2003 | 3.76% | $1,950M |
| 2002 | 2.87% | $1,477M |
| 2001 | 4.52% | $1,440M |
| 2000 | 6.39% | $2,391M |
| 1999 | 17.33% | $5,161M |
| 1998 | 2.64% | $404M |
| 1997 | 5.97% | $1,309M |
| 1996 | 2.45% | $817M |
| 1995 | 4.71% | $1,090M |
| 1994 | 5.71% | $10,108M |
| 1993 | 17.52% | $2,326M |
| 1992 | 5.68% | $145M |
| 1991 | 7.10% | $166M |
| 1990 | 17.46% | $278M |
| 1989 | 19.43% | $319M |
| 1988 | 21.98% | $248M |
| 1987 | 22.25% | — |
| 1986 | 0.00% | — |
| 1985 | 0.00% | — |