The benchmark interest rate in Angola was last recorded at 15.75 percent. Interest Rate in Angola averaged 33.79 percent from 2002 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 150 percent in February of 2002 and a record low of 8.75 percent in July of 2014. source: National Bank of Angola

Interest Rate in Angola is expected to be 15.75 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 13.50 percent in 2027 and 14.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-14 02:20 PM Interest Rate Decision 17.5% 18.5% 18%
2026-03-12 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 17.5% 17.5% 17%
2026-05-14 03:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 17% 17.5% 17.5%
2026-09-15 03:00 PM Interest Rate Decision 15.75%
2026-11-17 03:00 PM Interest Rate Decision


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 22.00 22.00 percent May 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 20880.17 21306.62 AOA Billion May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 15467.00 15811.00 USD Million May 2026
Interbank Rate 15.70 17.76 percent May 2026
Interest Rate 15.75 17.00 percent Jul 2026
Lending Rate 18.00 18.00 percent Jun 2026
Money Supply M1 11468682.00 11252198.00 AOA Million May 2026
Money Supply M2 19273811.00 19257891.00 AOA Million May 2026
M3 Money Supply YoY 19273811.00 19257891.00 AOA Million May 2026


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
15.75 17.00 150.00 8.75 2002 - 2026 percent Daily

News Stream
Angola Cuts Policy Rate to 17%
The National Bank of Angola cut its key interest rate by 50 bps to 17% during its May 2026 meeting, following a pause in March. The decision was driven by the recent benign inflation trajectory and expectations of subdued inflationary pressures in the near term, alongside the need to support economic activity amid heightened global uncertainty linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Inflation fell to 11.58% in April from 12.42% in March, its lowest level since June 2023, extending the disinflation trend observed since mid-2024. Against this backdrop, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered its 2026 inflation forecast to 11.5% while maintaining its GDP growth projection at 3.5%.
2026-05-14
Angola Leaves Key Policy Rate at 17.5%
The National Bank of Angola kept its key interest rate unchanged at 17.5% on March 12, 2026, marking the first pause following three consecutive reductions. The decision comes amid easing inflation and efforts to sustain economic activity. Annual inflation has been steadily declining since a 31.1% peak in July 2024. Headline inflation fell to 13.35% in February, the lowest since July 2023, from 14.56% in January, supported by a stable kwanza. Angola's economy grew by 5.7% in Q4 2025, the strongest expansion since Q2 2023, quickening from a 2.6% advance in the previous period.
2026-03-12
Angola Lowers Interest by 100bps
The National Bank of Angola cut its key interest rate by 100bps to 17.5% in its first meeting of 2026, marking its third rate cut since coming off the terminal level of rate hikes at 19.5% through the start of September. It was the largest rate cut since 2023, justified by evidence of disinflation that allows the Angolan monetary authority to prioritize attending economic growth. The latest data showed that the inflation rate eased to 15.7% in December, the lowest in over two years. Room for more accommodative policy was also owed to less imbalanced flows of the kwanza, preventing the central bank from devaluing the currency.
2026-01-14