Economy · Africa ranking
GDP by African country
South Africa has the highest reported gross domestic product among the 53 countries shown, at $479.96B (2026).
Gross domestic product in current US dollars. 53 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
South Africa
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NigeriaBy region
The 5 largest values account for 50% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $479.96B | |
| 2 | Egypt | $429.65B | |
| 3 | Nigeria | $377.37B | |
| 4 | Algeria | $317.17B | |
| 5 | Morocco | $194.33B | |
| 6 | Angola | $152.35B | |
| 7 | Kenya | $147.27B | |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $123.41B | |
| 9 | Ethiopia | $121.53B | |
| 10 | Ghana | $118.29B | |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | $112.12B | |
| 12 | Tanzania | $94.89B | |
| 13 | Uganda | $73.37B | |
| 14 | Cameroon | $65.14B | |
| 15 | Tunisia | $60.75B | |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | $56.71B | |
| 17 | Libya | $52.45B | |
| 18 | Sudan | $44.69B | |
| 19 | Zambia | $41.24B | |
| 20 | Senegal | $40.47B | |
| 21 | Mali | $33.85B | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | $32.51B | |
| 23 | Guinea | $29.93B | |
| 24 | Benin | $27.79B | |
| 25 | Chad | $25.63B | |
| 26 | Niger | $24.81B | |
| 27 | Gabon | $23.36B | |
| 28 | Mozambique | $23.28B | |
| 29 | Botswana | $21.94B | |
| 30 | Madagascar | $21.19B | |
| 31 | Malawi | $18.15B | |
| 32 | Rwanda | $17.34B | |
| 33 | Namibia | $17.31B | |
| 34 | Mauritius | $17.12B | |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | $17.03B | |
| 36 | Mauritania | $14.35B | |
| 37 | Somalia | $14.17B | |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | $13.72B | |
| 39 | Togo | $13.44B | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | $8.27B | |
| 41 | Burundi | $8.14B | |
| 42 | South Sudan | $6.07B | |
| 43 | Eswatini | $5.79B | |
| 44 | Liberia | $5.64B | |
| 45 | Djibouti | $4.73B | |
| 46 | Central African Republic | $3.49B | |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | $3.45B | |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | $2.99B | |
| 49 | Lesotho | $2.97B | |
| 50 | Gambia | $2.79B | |
| 51 | Seychelles | $2.25B | |
| 52 | Comoros | $1.81B | |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | $1.16B |
Algeria
Morocco
Angola
Kenya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Ghana
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Uganda
Cameroon
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Libya
Sudan
Zambia
Senegal
Mali
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Benin
Chad
Niger
Gabon
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
Malawi
Rwanda
Namibia
Mauritius
Republic of the Congo
Mauritania
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Togo
Sierra Leone
Burundi
South Sudan
Eswatini
Liberia
Djibouti
Central African Republic
Cabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Gambia
Seychelles
Comoros
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The table includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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