GDP of Africa By Country in 1972

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1972, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 24.52B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 12.27B), and Egypt (US$ 9.3B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GDP (US$ 30.65M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1972.

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 1972 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1972
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 6,766,743,956.89
Benin 410,331,856.99
Botswana 164,460,914.98
Burkina Faso 578,595,521.99
Burundi 246,804,571.43
Cameroon 1,498,251,889.66
Republic of Congo 410,669,263.65
Ivory Coast 1,849,400,401.65
Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,173,712,814.37
Central African Republic 230,317,883.36
Chad 585,427,546.8
Egypt 9,299,638,055.84
Equatorial Guinea 65,429,198.24
Eswatini 146,736,479.24
Ethiopia 3,520,252,938.26
Gabon 430,508,358.51
Gambia 59,160,569.48
Ghana 2,112,293,279.99
Guinea 4,203,069,035.01
Guinea-Bissau 227,986,203.3
Kenya 2,107,279,157.09
Lesotho 80,913,200.43
Liberia 368,098,000
Libya 6,299,395,543.96
Madagascar 1,341,590,690.41
Mali 486,617,280.26
Mauritania 391,669,449.29
Mauritius 318,664,899.64
Morocco 5,074,117,544.77
Zambia 1,872,416,680.08
Zimbabwe 2,679,096,596.57
Tanzania 3,472,787,266.1
Uganda 1,490,970,180.6
Tunisia 2,237,556,148.51
Togo 474,043,921.84
Sudan 2,483,055,722.24
Somalia 447,883,941.19
South Africa 24,515,919,216.89
Sierra Leone 465,381,339.74
Senegal 1,620,857,103.54
Rwanda 246,457,838.34
Niger 742,779,660.82
Nigeria 12,274,416,017.8
Sao Tome and Principe 41,430,256.81
Seychelles 30,645,122.92

GDP of African Countries

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