GDP of Africa By Country in 1973

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1973, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 33.26B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 15.16B), and Egypt (US$ 10.1B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GDP (US$ 36.9M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1973.

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 1973 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1973
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 8,707,858,912.13
Benin 504,376,074.19
Botswana 244,124,164.04
Burkina Faso 674,773,569.88
Burundi 304,339,523.9
Cameroon 1,901,393,361.02
Republic of Congo 541,973,362.61
Ivory Coast 2,508,421,426.18
Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,870,239,461.08
Central African Republic 271,183,082.04
Chad 647,199,482.98
Egypt 10,098,534,613.44
Equatorial Guinea 81,203,226.91
Eswatini 221,915,127.55
Ethiopia 4,070,570,549.86
Gabon 722,780,701.3
Gambia 75,187,749.1
Ghana 3,006,766,758.44
Guinea 5,152,080,387.56
Guinea-Bissau 232,331,281.36
Kenya 2,509,001,324.35
Lesotho 121,188,715.76
Liberia 386,968,300
Libya 8,625,889,429.58
Madagascar 1,653,062,335
Mali 563,683,703.3
Mauritania 493,237,876.27
Mauritius 404,285,775.08
Morocco 6,242,145,880.09
Zambia 2,434,255,237
Zimbabwe 3,311,043,291.61
Tanzania 4,144,104,535.5
Uganda 1,701,829,789.02
Tunisia 2,730,813,385.33
Togo 574,030,983.98
Sudan 3,077,254,460.3
Somalia 483,699,610.6
South Africa 33,262,772,008.15
Sierra Leone 575,230,724.38
Senegal 1,863,398,590.46
Rwanda 290,746,157.15
Niger 946,385,105.19
Nigeria 15,162,871,287.13
Sao Tome and Principe 56,011,244.74
Seychelles 36,896,280.48

GDP of African Countries

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