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Rising oil revenues (2004–2014) funded investments and health and education, yet mismanagement and weak savings mechanisms reduced net financial gains as public debt accumulated. Oil price declines from late 2014 tightened fiscal space, driving expenditure cuts, recession, and debt distress, with COVID-19 prompting further strain. New fiscal rules aim to strengthen windfall saving through a non-oil primary balance framework and a stabilization fund, supported by improved investment management and hedging considerations.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nAngola-Public Finance Review  \nBrief Summary  \nThe oil and gas sector brought substantial revenue to Angola’s public coffers, but the heavy dependence on the oil sector tied fiscal policy to volatile oil prices. The steep rise in oil prices until 2008, and renewed high prices between 2010 and 2014, provided the Angolan government with a large windfall in revenue. This income supported government spending and economic growth but also led to an appreciation of the real effective exchange rate (REER), which contributed to Angola’s lack of economic diversification and reinforced the economic and fiscal dependence on oil. Accompanying the volatility of oil prices, oil revenues and public expenditures were also volatile. In particular, spending on investments and goods and services has been particularly affected by this procyclical pattern. Pro-cyclical expenditure patterns also result from Angola not using debt as a counter-cyclical tool to finance higher deficits in periods of low oil prices. Instead, borrowing was mildly pro-cyclical, as financing was more easily available during times of high oil prices. As a result, until 2019, external debt increased steadily in times of both high and low oil prices. Angola’s public debt-to-GDP ratio was particularly sensitive to volatile oil prices.  \nAngola attempted to save part of its oil windfalls, but due to poor implementation, savings were far short of debt accumulation. Fiscal receipts from oil during the period of rising production and prices (2004–2014) amounted to US$286 .5 billion. Angola spent 31 percent of those revenues, US$89 .6 billion, on public investments, and another 16 percent, or US$44 .7 billion, on health and education, improving the country’s human capital. The government also created four different savings mechanisms, which at their peak held a cumulative balance of US$22 .7 billion. However, this accumulation in financial assets was more than offset by increases in Angola’s public debt (US$45 .7 billion) implying a reduction in net financial assets during the period of high oil prices. Angola’s sovereign wealth fund had limited effectiveness in fiscal stabilization or managing the Dutch Disease and was beset by mismanagement.  \nThe decline of oil prices that started in late 2014 and mounting external debt led to a substantial tightening of fiscal space that required deep expenditure cuts. As oil revenues dropped, Angola initially ran large fiscal deficits, but financing became increasingly expensive and scarce. Rising debt and currency depreciation led interest costs to balloon to around 6 percent of GDP in 2019-21. By 2016, government expenses were adjusted sharply. With investment already severely limited, non-interest current expenditures took the brunt of the cuts after 2016. The country experienced a long period of recession, macroeconomic instability, and debt distress. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered another round of fiscal stress, but a strong fiscal response and debt reprofiling agreements managed to contain the overall fiscal deficit to 1.9 percent of GDP in 2020.  \nDespite supporting rapid GDP growth that enabled Angola to achieve lower-middle-income (LMIC) status, oil revenues did not translate in lower poverty or higher levels of human capital. Angola’s GDP per capita increased rapidly in the 2000s, exceeding US$8,000 (in 2017 purchasing power parity terms) from 2012 to 2015. Yet extreme poverty has remained high, at 31.1 percent in 2018 (at US$2 .15 per day, 2017 prices) . Angola’s human capital is very low, at 0.36, and below the median of LMICs (0 .48) and even slightly below that of low-income countries (0 .38) .  \nReducing the impact of oil price volatility on public finances and the economy is a priority for maintaining macro-fiscal stability, achieving stronger and more diversified growth, and reducing poverty. Angola’s excessive dependence on volatile oil revenues has proven to be very","cbCaitCa6BIhnGcu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitCa6BIhnGcu","pdf",150545,5,1,2,"English","en",105,"# Fiscal dependence on oil prices\n## Pro-cyclical spending and debt dynamics\n# Resource use and savings mechanisms\n## Investments, social spending, and sovereign wealth fund\n# Fiscal tightening and recent stress\n## 2014 oil decline, debt costs, and COVID-19\n# Social outcomes and human capital\n# Policy priorities and reforms\n## Fiscal rules, stabilization fund, hedging, and public investment management","[{\"question\":\"How did oil price volatility affect Angola’s fiscal policy?\",\"answer\":\"Fiscal receipts and public expenditures moved with oil prices, leading to pro-cyclical spending. 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