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GDP by African country

2026

Gross domestic product in current US dollars.

Africa, 202653 of 54 countries
$3569.61bntotal across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2026South Africa · $479.96bnLowest in 2026Sao Tome and Principe · $1.16bnReported in 202653 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
0$200.00bn$400.00bn$600.00bn$800.00bnSouth Africa$479.96bnEgypt$429.64bnNigeria$377.37bnAlgeria$317.17bnMorocco$194.33bnAngola$152.35bnKenya$147.26bnDemocratic Republic of the Congo$123.41bnEthiopia$121.53bnGhana$118.29bnCote d'Ivoire$112.11bnTanzania$94.89bnUganda$73.37bnCameroon$65.14bnTunisia$60.74bnZimbabwe$56.71bnLibya$52.45bnSudan$44.69bnZambia$41.24bnSenegal$40.47bnMali$33.85bnBurkina Faso$32.51bnGuinea$29.93bnBenin$27.79bnChad$25.63bnNiger$24.81bnGabon$23.36bnMozambique$23.27bnBotswana$21.94bnMadagascar$21.18bnMalawi$18.15bnRwanda$17.34bnNamibia$17.31bnMauritius$17.12bnRepublic of the Congo$17.03bnMauritania$14.35bnSomalia$14.17bnEquatorial Guinea$13.72bnTogo$13.44bnSierra Leone$8.27bnBurundi$8.14bnSouth Sudan$6.07bnEswatini$5.79bnLiberia$5.64bnDjibouti$4.72bnCentral African Republic$3.49bnCabo Verde$3.45bnGuinea-Bissau$2.98bnLesotho$2.97bnGambia$2.79bnSeychelles$2.25bnComoros$1.81bnSao Tome and Principe$1.16bnEritreano data
20142026
IMF and World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries$1099.04bn
Western Africa16 of 16 countries$848.06bn
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries$669.24bn
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries$527.98bn
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries$425.29bn
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2026 figure$3569.61bn

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
One country has no usable 2026 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea is hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2026 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars.
SourceIMF and World Bank, with processing by Africa API
UnitUS$
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2026
Coverage53 of 54 countries · 53 reported, 0 modelled, 1 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 53 countries did so for 2026 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2026 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Africa API (2026) — "GDP". Data adapted from IMF and World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/gdp
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GET /v1/data?metric_key=gdp_current_usd&year=2026&limit=100

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GDP: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

53 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryGDPPeriod
1South Africa$479.96B2026
2Egypt$429.65B2026
3Nigeria$377.37B2026
4Algeria$317.17B2026
5Morocco$194.33B2026
6Angola$152.35B2026
7Kenya$147.27B2026
8Democratic Republic of the Congo$123.41B2026
9Ethiopia$121.53B2026
10Ghana$118.29B2026
11Cote d'Ivoire$112.12B2026
12Tanzania$94.89B2026
13Uganda$73.37B2026
14Cameroon$65.14B2026
15Tunisia$60.75B2026
16Zimbabwe$56.71B2026
17Libya$52.45B2026
18Sudan$44.69B2026
19Zambia$41.24B2026
20Senegal$40.47B2026
21Mali$33.85B2026
22Burkina Faso$32.51B2026
23Guinea$29.93B2026
24Benin$27.79B2026
25Chad$25.63B2026
26Niger$24.81B2026
27Gabon$23.36B2026
28Mozambique$23.28B2026
29Botswana$21.94B2026
30Madagascar$21.19B2026
31Malawi$18.15B2026
32Rwanda$17.34B2026
33Namibia$17.31B2026
34Mauritius$17.12B2026
35Republic of the Congo$17.03B2026
36Mauritania$14.35B2026
37Somalia$14.17B2026
38Equatorial Guinea$13.72B2026
39Togo$13.44B2026
40Sierra Leone$8.27B2026
41Burundi$8.14B2026
42South Sudan$6.07B2026
43Eswatini$5.79B2026
44Liberia$5.64B2026
45Djibouti$4.73B2026
46Central African Republic$3.49B2026
47Cabo Verde$3.45B2026
48Guinea-Bissau$2.99B2026
49Lesotho$2.97B2026
50Gambia$2.79B2026
51Seychelles$2.25B2026
52Comoros$1.81B2026
53Sao Tome and Principe$1.16B2026
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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