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Adjusted Net Income per Capita by African country
Seychelles has the highest adjusted net national income per capita of any African country, at $12,252 — 1.5× Mauritius's $8,168.
Gross national income less depreciation of fixed capital and depletion of natural resources, per capita, in current US dollars. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021.
Latest available year varies by country (2011–2021); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Seychelles
Mauritius
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Full ranking
| # | Country | Adjusted Net Income per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | $12,252 | |
| 2 | Mauritius | $8,168 | |
| 3 | South Africa | $5,521 | |
| 4 | Botswana | $5,456 | |
| 5 | Libya | $4,639 | |
| 6 | Gabon | $4,438 | |
| 7 | Namibia | $3,618 | |
| 8 | Morocco | $3,373 | |
| 9 | Tunisia | $3,285 | |
| 10 | Cabo Verde | $3,210 | |
| 11 | Egypt | $3,185 | |
| 12 | Eswatini | $2,886 | |
| 13 | Algeria | $2,810 | |
| 14 | Djibouti | $2,747 | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | $2,709 | |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | $2,164 | |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | $1,919 | |
| 18 | Ghana | $1,842 | |
| 19 | Kenya | $1,790 | |
| 20 | Mauritania | $1,772 | |
| 21 | Nigeria | $1,663 | |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | $1,491 | |
| 23 | Comoros | $1,453 | |
| 24 | Cameroon | $1,377 | |
| 25 | Senegal | $1,377 | |
| 26 | Angola | $1,232 | |
| 27 | Benin | $1,173 | |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | $1,069 | |
| 29 | Lesotho | $1,037 | |
| 30 | Tanzania | $972 | |
| 31 | Togo | $931 | |
| 32 | Guinea | $855 | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | $787 | |
| 34 | South Sudan | $779 ⚠ ’15 | |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | $678 | |
| 36 | Rwanda | $674 | |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | $670 | |
| 38 | Uganda | $654 | |
| 39 | Mali | $648 | |
| 40 | Gambia | $624 | |
| 41 | Zambia | $611 | |
| 42 | Sudan | $598 | |
| 43 | Niger | $592 | |
| 44 | Malawi | $563 | |
| 45 | Eritrea | $485 ⚠ ’11 | |
| 46 | Chad | $469 | |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | $426 | |
| 48 | Madagascar | $421 | |
| 49 | Central African Republic | $417 | |
| 50 | Mozambique | $371 | |
| 51 | Somalia | $356 | |
| 52 | Liberia | $339 | |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $328 | |
| 54 | Burundi | $151 |
Botswana
Libya
Gabon
Namibia
Morocco
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
Egypt
Eswatini
Algeria
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Cote d'Ivoire
Sao Tome and Principe
Ghana
Kenya
Mauritania
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Comoros
Cameroon
Senegal
Angola
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Lesotho
Tanzania
Togo
Guinea
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Guinea-Bissau
Rwanda
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Mali
Gambia
Zambia
Sudan
Niger
Malawi
Eritrea
Chad
Sierra Leone
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Mozambique
Somalia
Liberia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
BurundiGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Adjusted Net Income per Capita figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest adjusted net national income per capita?
Seychelles has the highest adjusted net national income per capita in Africa at $12,252 (2021), followed by Mauritius and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest adjusted net national income per capita?
Burundi has the lowest adjusted net national income per capita of the 54 African countries with data, at $151 (2021).
How many African countries report Adjusted Net Income per Capita data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Adjusted Net Income per Capita figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2011–2021). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=adjusted_net_national_income_per_capita_usd&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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