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About

China-Angola Trade: In 2022, China exported $2.3B to Angola. The main products that China exported to Angola were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($111M), Rubber Footwear ($94.4M), and Other Furniture ($92.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 155%, from $21.2M in 2017 to $2.3B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Angola.

Angola-China Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $19.7B to China. The main products that Angola exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($21.5B), Petroleum Gas ($132M), and Granite ($89.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to China have increased at an annualized rate of 179%,  from $118M in 2017 to $19.7B in 2022.

In 2022, Angola did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $2.3B to Angola. The main products exported from China to Angola were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($111M), Rubber Footwear ($94.4M), and Other Furniture ($92.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 155%, from $21.2M in 2017 to $2.3B in 2022.

In 2017, Angola exported $19.7B to China. The main products exported from Angola to China were Crude Petroleum ($21.5B), Petroleum Gas ($132M), and Granite ($89.3M). During the last 22 years the exports of Angola to China have increased at an annualized rate of 179%, from $118M in 1995 to $19.7B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Angola (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Angola (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Angola
Top Destination
China$21.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Angola. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Angola or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Angola included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than China included Gibraltar ($112M) and Sao Tome and Principe ($41M).

Difference in imports from Angola (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Angola

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Angola by product, considering products traded by both, China and Angola.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Machines ($950M), Metals ($527M), and Transportation ($521M).

During 2017, Angola had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($21.8B), Metals ($29M), and Wood Products ($12.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Angola+$76.9MTelephones
Top Product Potential Angola China+$1.12BPetroleum Gas

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Angola. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Angola. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Angola indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Angola (Flag) (2022)

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