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GDP per Capita by African country

2026

Gross domestic product divided by mid-year population, in current US dollars.

Africa, 202653 of 54 countries
$3,352population-weighted average
Highest in 2026Seychelles · $17,675Lowest in 2026South Sudan · $488Reported in 202653 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — $1,362Democratic Republic of the Congo — $1,122Somalia — $813Kenya — $2,714Sudan — $864Chad — $1,315South Africa — $7,503Lesotho — $1,241Zimbabwe — $3,199Botswana — $8,490Namibia — $5,573Senegal — $2,054Mali — $1,301Mauritania — $3,033Benin — $1,809Niger — $822Nigeria — $1,556Cameroon — $2,125Togo — $1,341Ghana — $3,314Cote d'Ivoire — $3,313Guinea — $1,848Guinea-Bissau — $1,449Liberia — $964Sierra Leone — $919Burkina Faso — $1,319Central African Republic — $613Republic of the Congo — $2,554Gabon — $9,918Equatorial Guinea — $8,152Zambia — $1,831Malawi — $733Mozambique — $632Eswatini — $4,927Angola — $3,754Burundi — $546Madagascar — $656Gambia — $953Tunisia — $4,893Algeria — $6,628Eritrea — no dataMorocco — $5,107Egypt — $3,904Libya — $6,962Ethiopia — $1,081Djibouti — $4,421Uganda — $1,476Rwanda — $1,198South Sudan — $488Nigeria $1,556Nigeria $1,556Ethiopia $1,081Ethiopia $1,081Kenya $2,714Kenya $2,714South Africa $7,503South Africa $7,5032026HIGHEST IN 2026Seychellesnot drawn$17,675Mauritiusnot drawn$13,812Gabon$9,918Botswana$8,490Equatorial Guinea$8,152LOWEST IN 2026South Sudan$488Burundi$546Central African Republic$613Mozambique$632Madagascar$656PINNEDEthiopia$1,08141 of 53Kenya$2,71422 of 53Nigeria$1,55630 of 53South Africa$7,5036 of 53OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn$6,670Comorosnot drawn$1,951Sao Tome and Principenot drawn$4,739current US$ · quintiles of the observed range$488$953.1$1.4k$2.7k$4.9k$17.7kno record
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

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries$5,547
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries$4,726
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries$3,810
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries$3,211
Western Africa16 of 16 countries$2,042
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2026 figure$3,352

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

GDP per CapitaGross domestic product divided by mid-year population, in current US dollars.
SourceIMF and World Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitcurrent US$
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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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "GDP per Capita". Data adapted from IMF and World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/gdp-per-capita
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=gdp_per_capita_usd&year=2026&limit=100

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GDP per Capita: 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.

#CountryGDP per CapitaPeriod
1Seychelles$17,6752026
2Mauritius$13,8122026
3Gabon$9,9182026
4Botswana$8,4902026
5Equatorial Guinea$8,1522026
6South Africa$7,5032026
7Libya$6,9622026
8Cabo Verde$6,6702026
9Algeria$6,6282026
10Namibia$5,5732026
11Morocco$5,1072026
12Eswatini$4,9272026
13Tunisia$4,8932026
14Sao Tome and Principe$4,7392026
15Djibouti$4,4212026
16Egypt$3,9042026
17Angola$3,7542026
18Ghana$3,3142026
19Cote d'Ivoire$3,3132026
20Zimbabwe$3,1992026
21Mauritania$3,0332026
22Kenya$2,7142026
23Republic of the Congo$2,5542026
24Cameroon$2,1252026
25Senegal$2,0542026
26Comoros$1,9512026
27Guinea$1,8482026
28Zambia$1,8312026
29Benin$1,8092026
30Nigeria$1,5562026
31Uganda$1,4762026
32Guinea-Bissau$1,4492026
33Tanzania$1,3622026
34Togo$1,3412026
35Burkina Faso$1,3192026
36Chad$1,3152026
37Mali$1,3012026
38Lesotho$1,2412026
39Rwanda$1,1982026
40Democratic Republic of the Congo$1,1222026
41Ethiopia$1,0812026
42Liberia$9642026
43Gambia$9532026
44Sierra Leone$9192026
45Sudan$8642026
46Niger$8222026
47Somalia$8132026
48Malawi$7332026
49Madagascar$6562026
50Mozambique$6322026
51Central African Republic$6132026
52Burundi$5462026
53South Sudan$4882026
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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