GDP of Africa By Country in 1971

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1971, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 23.41B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 9.18B), and Egypt (US$ 8.61B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GDP (US$ 21.97M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1971.

You can also see links below for the trend of GDP for African countries.

The World Bank defines GDP as "the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products"

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GDP of Africa By Country in 1971 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1971
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 5,077,183,093.89
Benin 335,073,027.54
Botswana 127,448,613.51
Burkina Faso 482,411,179.12
Burundi 252,842,285.71
Cameroon 1,236,941,394.11
Republic of Congo 322,128,018.96
Ivory Coast 1,584,128,509.47
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,594,770,359.28
Central African Republic 201,450,799.83
Chad 501,866,730.15
Egypt 8,609,283,346.08
Equatorial Guinea 64,946,954.76
Eswatini 136,462,080.74
Ethiopia 3,224,280,834.97
Gabon 381,687,072.62
Gambia 55,728,663.22
Ghana 2,417,108,577.53
Guinea 3,594,302,908.06
Guinea-Bissau 204,167,296.86
Kenya 1,778,391,288.64
Lesotho 76,480,285
Liberia 341,543,100
Libya 5,260,185,125.42
Madagascar 1,199,507,631.08
Mali 395,218,628.92
Mauritania 335,568,907.05
Mauritius 251,437,337.84
Morocco 4,356,669,034.34
Zambia 1,653,259,341.29
Zimbabwe 2,179,828,710.19
Tanzania 3,050,673,517.33
Uganda 1,417,191,656.17
Tunisia 1,685,162,272.41
Togo 404,648,367.77
Sudan 2,288,340,041.04
Somalia 347,039,445.71
South Africa 23,411,076,638.28
Sierra Leone 419,549,304.73
Senegal 1,339,549,032.84
Rwanda 222,952,504.41
Niger 693,573,703.63
Nigeria 9,181,769,911.5
Sao Tome and Principe 37,288,845.21
Seychelles 21,965,950.77

GDP of African Countries

Use the links below to see the trend of GDP for the following African countries.