Angola's central bank left the key interest rate steady at 19.5% during its first monetary meeting of 2025, keeping borrowing costs at their highest level since December 2022. This is the fourth consecutive meeting with no changes to the benchmark rate, as inflation continues its downward trend. However, the elevated rate still requires a cautious monetary policy to safeguard progress and ensure long-term objectives are met. The annual inflation rate in Angola slowed for the fifth month to a nine-month low of 27.50% in December 2024 from 28.41% in November. source: National Bank of Angola

The benchmark interest rate in Angola was last recorded at 19.50 percent. Interest Rate in Angola averaged 34.77 percent from 2002 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 150.00 percent in February of 2002 and a record low of 8.75 percent in July of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - Angola Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Angola Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

The benchmark interest rate in Angola was last recorded at 19.50 percent. Interest Rate in Angola is expected to be 19.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Angola Interest Rate is projected to trend around 16.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-09-19 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 19.5% 19.5% 19.5%
2024-11-19 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 19.5% 19.5% 19.5%
2025-01-21 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 19.5% 19.5% 19.5%
2025-03-18 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 19.5%
2025-05-20 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision
2025-07-18 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 22.00 22.00 percent Dec 2024
Central Bank Balance Sheet 17876.90 18564.28 AOA Billion Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves 15611.00 14599.00 USD Million Dec 2024
Interbank Rate 20.64 20.90 percent Dec 2024
Interest Rate 19.50 19.50 percent Jan 2025
Lending Rate 20.50 20.50 percent Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 9091264.00 8963543.00 AOA Million Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 16664953.85 16504446.07 AOA Million Dec 2024
M3 Money Supply YoY 16664953.00 16511957.00 AOA Million Dec 2024

Angola Interest Rate
In Angola, interest rate decisions are taken by The National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola). On May 24th 2018, the central bank unified the marginal lending facility rate and the basic interest rate, creating the BNA Rate (Taxa BNA) which became the new benchmark interest rate. Until then, the key rate was the Taxa Básica de Juro (Taxa BNA) and until October 2011 the official interest rate was the Discount Rate (Taxa de Redesconto).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
19.50 19.50 150.00 8.75 2002 - 2025 percent Daily


News Stream
Angola Holds Key Policy Rate at 19.5%
Angola's central bank left the key interest rate steady at 19.5% during its first monetary meeting of 2025, keeping borrowing costs at their highest level since December 2022. This is the fourth consecutive meeting with no changes to the benchmark rate, as inflation continues its downward trend. However, the elevated rate still requires a cautious monetary policy to safeguard progress and ensure long-term objectives are met. The annual inflation rate in Angola slowed for the fifth month to a nine-month low of 27.50% in December 2024 from 28.41% in November.
2025-01-21
Angola Leaves Policy Rate Untouched for 3rd Meeting
Angola's central bank kept the key interest rate steady at 19.5% during its November 2024 meeting, maintaining borrowing costs at their highest level since December 2022. This is the third meeting in a row with no adjustments. The annual inflation rate in Angola eased for the third month to a six-month low of 29.17% in October 2024, down from 29.93% in September, but still exceeds the Central Bank's year-end target of 23.0%.
2024-11-19
Angola Holds Key Policy Rate Steady at 19.5%
Angola's central bank left the key interest rate steady at 19.5% in its September 2024 meeting, the highest level since December 2022, marking the second consecutive meeting with no change in rates. This decision was made to ensure that monetary conditions remain aligned with the deceleration of price growth in the economy and to address ongoing inflationary pressures. The annual inflation rate in Angola fell to 30.53% in August 2024 from July's near seven-year high of 31.09%, marking the first slowdown in 16 months. Policymakers said the downward trajectory is expected to continue in the coming months, considering the current liquidity conditions and the supply of essential consumer goods.
2024-09-19