Indicator

GDP per Capita Growth by African country

2025

Annual percentage growth of GDP per capita at constant prices.

Africa, 202552 of 54 countries
2.6%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Libya · 12.2%Lowest in 2025Equatorial Guinea · −8.1%Reported in 202552 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 2.9%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 2.4%Somalia — −0.4%Kenya — 2.6%Sudan — 0.6%Chad — 2.0%South Africa — −0.0%Lesotho — 0.9%Zimbabwe — 6.1%Botswana — −2.3%Namibia — −0.3%Senegal — 4.3%Mali — 2.6%Mauritania — 1.2%Benin — 5.5%Niger — 3.6%Nigeria — 1.9%Cameroon — 0.6%Togo — 4.0%Ghana — 4.0%Cote d'Ivoire — 4.0%Guinea — 5.0%Guinea-Bissau — 3.6%Liberia — 2.8%Sierra Leone — 2.5%Burkina Faso — 3.0%Central African Republic — 1.0%Republic of the Congo — 0.7%Gabon — 0.3%Equatorial Guinea — −8.1%Zambia — 0.9%Malawi — −0.7%Mozambique — −3.3%Eswatini — 3.1%Angola — 0.1%Burundi — 1.8%Madagascar — 0.6%Gambia — 3.6%Tunisia — 1.9%Algeria — 2.5%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 3.6%Egypt — 2.8%Libya — 12.2%Ethiopia — 7.0%Djibouti — 5.1%Uganda — 3.5%Rwanda — 7.0%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 1.9%Nigeria 1.9%Ethiopia 7.0%Ethiopia 7.0%Kenya 2.6%Kenya 2.6%South Africa −0.0%South Africa −0.0%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Libya12.2%Rwanda7.0%Ethiopia7.0%Zimbabwe6.1%Cabo Verdenot drawn5.8%LOWEST IN 2025Equatorial Guinea−8.1%Mozambique−3.3%Botswana−2.3%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn−1.0%Malawi−0.7%PINNEDKenya2.6%25 of 52Nigeria1.9%32 of 52South Africa−0.0%45 of 52OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn1.8%Mauritiusnot drawn3.3%Seychellesnot drawn4.6%% per year · quintiles of the observed range−8.1%0.6%1.9%2.9%4%12.2%no record
20142025
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.
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries3.3%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries2.8%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries2.7%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries1.5%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−0.1%
Africaall 54 countries · 52 with a 2025 figure2.6%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Two countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea and South Sudan are 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 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

GDP per Capita GrowthAnnual percentage growth of GDP per capita at constant prices.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% per year
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1961–2025
Coverage52 of 54 countries · 52 reported, 0 modelled, 2 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 52 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 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.

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Africa API (2026) — "GDP per Capita Growth". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/gdp-per-capita-growth
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52 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 Capita GrowthPeriod
1Libya12.2%2025
2Rwanda7%2025
3Ethiopia7%2025
4Zimbabwe6.1%2025
5Cabo Verde5.8%2025
6Benin5.5%2025
7Djibouti5.1%2025
8Guinea5%2025
9Seychelles4.6%2025
10Senegal4.3%2025
11Ghana4%2025
12Togo4%2025
13Cote d'Ivoire4%2025
14Morocco3.6%2025
15Niger3.6%2025
16Gambia3.6%2025
17Guinea-Bissau3.6%2025
18Uganda3.5%2025
19Mauritius3.3%2025
20Eswatini3.1%2025
21Burkina Faso3%2025
22Tanzania2.9%2025
23Liberia2.8%2025
24Egypt2.8%2025
25Kenya2.6%2025
26Mali2.6%2025
27Sierra Leone2.5%2025
28Algeria2.5%2025
29Democratic Republic of the Congo2.4%2025
30Chad2%2025
31Tunisia1.9%2025
32Nigeria1.9%2025
33Comoros1.8%2025
34Burundi1.8%2025
35Mauritania1.2%2025
36Central African Republic1%2025
37Zambia0.9%2025
38Lesotho0.9%2025
39Republic of the Congo0.7%2025
40Sudan0.6%2025
41Cameroon0.6%2025
42Madagascar0.6%2025
43Gabon0.3%2025
44Angola0.1%2025
45South Africa-0%2025
46Namibia-0.3%2025
47Somalia-0.4%2025
48Malawi-0.7%2025
49Sao Tome and Principe-1%2025
50Botswana-2.3%2025
51Mozambique-3.3%2025
52Equatorial Guinea-8.1%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 52 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.
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