GDP of Africa By Country in 1975

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1975, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 42.91B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 27.78B), and Algeria (US$ 15.56B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GDP (US$ 47.8M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1975.

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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Data Source: World Bank.
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GDP of Africa By Country in 1975 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1975
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 15,557,902,754.03
Benin 676,870,140.34
Botswana 355,168,571.54
Burkina Faso 939,972,703.46
Burundi 420,986,666.67
Cameroon 2,857,037,371.06
Republic of Congo 767,102,680.24
Ivory Coast 3,893,839,190.27
Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,237,343,173.65
Central African Republic 378,660,016.27
Chad 864,602,104.68
Egypt 11,632,178,868.92
Equatorial Guinea 104,295,643.39
Eswatini 288,299,788.51
Ethiopia 4,577,047,854.11
Gabon 2,157,592,940.04
Gambia 115,179,719.08
Ghana 2,810,106,382.98
Guinea 6,102,769,605.43
Guinea-Bissau 283,311,996.82
Kenya 3,259,345,083.26
Lesotho 149,558,895.92
Liberia 577,549,300
Libya 14,710,912,457.65
Madagascar 2,283,049,215.35
Mali 830,710,615.18
Mauritania 703,377,837.45
Mauritius 673,311,287.07
Morocco 8,984,853,005.08
Zambia 2,442,672,140.95
Zimbabwe 4,373,532,601.16
Tanzania 5,729,917,839.54
Uganda 2,359,555,555.56
Tunisia 4,328,965,587.53
Togo 871,781,686.91
Sudan 4,823,090,191.91
Somalia 757,015,878.79
South Africa 42,906,905,672.42
Sierra Leone 679,336,343.59
Senegal 2,830,388,404.9
Rwanda 571,863,500.25
Niger 1,048,690,933.21
Nigeria 27,778,934,624.7
Sao Tome and Principe 60,101,709.85
Seychelles 47,803,145.95

GDP of African Countries

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