US trade (export - import) with Angola in 2016
Published or Updated: May 06, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Angola in 2016: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Angola
In 2016, US trade with Angola totaled $4,253.4 million, up 4.21% ($171.8 million) from 2015.
US exports to Angola in 2016 totaled $1,275.8 million, up 9.65% ($112.3 million) from 2015.
US imports from Angola in 2016 totaled $2,977.7 million, up 2.04% ($59.5 million) from 2015.
US trade deficit with Angola in 2016 was $1,701.9 million, a 3.00% decrease ($52.7 million) over 2015.
Angola was the US 64th largest trading partner in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 0.1149% of US total trade (up from 0.1071% in 2015).
Angola was the US 69th largest export market in 2016 (up from 74th in 2015), accounting for 0.0878% of US total exports (up from 0.0774% in 2015).
Angola was the US 60th largest supplier in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 0.1324% of US total imports (up from 0.1265% in 2015).
US Exports to Angola
The major share of US exports to Angola in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 80.23% of US total exports to Angola (56.60% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.53% of US total exports to Angola (10.78% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.68% of US total exports to Angola (9.84% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.41% of US total exports to Angola (16.60% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.91% of US total exports to Angola (2.47% in 2015).
The largest gains in US exports to Angola in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $372,008.1 thousand;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $133,056.4 thousand;
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (HS code 86) - an increase of $54,871.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Angola in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $160,644.3 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $127,754.9 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $26,569.5 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $20,540.8 thousand;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $14,802.1 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $11,856.6 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $10,635.8 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $9,418.7 thousand;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $8,125.7 thousand;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $6,689.2 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,641.7 thousand;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $6,177.0 thousand;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $4,848.8 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,981.4 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 34.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 88,594.9 | 6.94 | 115,164.4 | -23.07 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 50.0 | -100.00 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 108.4 | 0.01 | 89.8 | 20.79 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,938.8 | 0.15 | 4,518.6 | -57.09 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 22.3 | 0.00 | 151.6 | -85.28 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 89.2 | 0.01 | 91.7 | -2.73 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 64.2 | 0.01 | 266.7 | -75.94 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0.0 | 0.00 | 107.8 | -100.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 8.8 | 0.00 | 60.0 | -85.36 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 39.8 | 0.00 | 101.4 | -60.75 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.4 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 15.8 | 0.00 | 12.3 | 28.89 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.9 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,966.7 | 0.39 | 4,468.6 | 11.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 158.0 | 0.01 | 126.5 | 24.89 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2.8 | 0.00 | 202.7 | -98.64 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 232.0 | 0.02 | 496.9 | -53.31 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,231.0 | 0.25 | 1,498.5 | 115.62 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,751.2 | 0.29 | 11,876.9 | -68.42 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,717.3 | 0.29 | 7,698.7 | -51.72 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 75.5 | 0.01 | 6,717.2 | -98.88 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 63.3 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,224.9 | 0.10 | 1,438.7 | -14.86 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,188.6 | 0.09 | 4,239.5 | -71.96 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 4,281.6 | 0.34 | 5,470.3 | -21.73 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 171.6 | 0.01 | 412.2 | -58.36 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 1,721.3 | 0.13 | 1,265.4 | 36.03 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 12.8 | 0.00 | 197.9 | -93.56 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 26,023.3 | 2.04 | 40,825.3 | -36.26 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10,320.2 | 0.81 | 22,176.9 | -53.46 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,233.4 | 0.57 | 12,082.3 | -40.13 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 712.7 | 0.06 | 929.9 | -23.36 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 283.8 | 0.02 | 322.1 | -11.87 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 4.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.9 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,295.2 | 0.18 | 8,984.4 | -74.45 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 393.7 | 0.03 | 718.3 | -45.20 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 283.5 | 0.02 | 483.0 | -41.30 |
| 52 | Cotton | 22.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | 731.12 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 3.8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 81.6 | 0.01 | 33.7 | 141.98 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 36.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 4,925.2 | 0.39 | 11,102.2 | -55.64 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 39.0 | 0.00 | 178.6 | -78.19 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 736.6 | 0.06 | 862.5 | -14.60 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 239.9 | 0.02 | 614.5 | -60.96 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,117.4 | 0.09 | 2,471.7 | -54.79 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,787.0 | 0.22 | 12,205.7 | -77.17 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,585.5 | 0.12 | 1,077.3 | 47.17 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 59.0 | 0.00 | 167.4 | -64.73 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 15.3 | 0.00 | 52.1 | -70.68 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 346.0 | 0.03 | 449.7 | -23.06 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 483.4 | 0.04 | 378.5 | 27.70 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 642.5 | 0.05 | 2,353.0 | -72.69 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 30.7 | 0.00 | 280.6 | -89.08 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 471.4 | 0.04 | 3,533.4 | -86.66 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 46,108.0 | 3.61 | 173,862.9 | -73.48 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 230.6 | 0.02 | 127.9 | 80.36 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,277.5 | 0.10 | 2,434.7 | -47.53 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 430.8 | 0.03 | 1,174.8 | -63.33 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 292.5 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 2.7 | 0.00 | 260.1 | -98.98 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 38.7 | 0.00 | 170.8 | -77.35 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,715.0 | 0.45 | 9,205.1 | -37.91 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,984.5 | 0.16 | 2,030.2 | -2.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 330,834.5 | 25.93 | 491,478.8 | -32.69 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 186,815.0 | 14.64 | 53,758.6 | 247.51 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 55,357.1 | 4.34 | 486.0 | 11,290.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10,349.1 | 0.81 | 30,889.8 | -66.50 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 407,034.0 | 31.91 | 35,025.9 | 1,062.09 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 761.2 | 0.06 | 3,903.5 | -80.50 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 32,331.6 | 2.53 | 42,967.4 | -24.75 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 231.3 | 0.02 | 400.5 | -42.26 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 6.0 | 0.00 | 452.6 | -98.67 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 200.3 | -100.00 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 1,987.3 | 0.16 | 3,779.5 | -47.42 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 269.9 | 0.02 | 827.9 | -67.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 101.2 | 0.01 | 169.9 | -40.45 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 17,066.0 | 1.34 | 20,456.5 | -16.57 |
US Imports from Angola
The major share of US imports from Angola in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 91.77% of US total imports from Angola (97.50% in 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 7.86% of US total imports from Angola (2.31% in 2015).
The largest gains in US imports from Angola in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $166,602.0 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Angola in 2016 over the 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $112,589.1 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2015 USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 44.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0.0 | 0.00 | 24.5 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.9 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,732,546.9 | 91.77 | 2,845,136.0 | -3.96 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 619.5 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 61,115.42 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 998.5 | 0.03 | 4,447.6 | -77.55 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 24.9 | 0.00 | 35.9 | -30.55 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 15.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 233,966.4 | 7.86 | 67,364.4 | 247.31 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 9.2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.4 | -100.00 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -100.00 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 260.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 4.7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 9,172.5 | 0.31 | 1,090.3 | 741.30 |