GDP of Africa By Country in 1976

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1976, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 41.15B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 36.31B), and Libya (US$ 19.1B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GDP (US$ 49.28M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1976.

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 1976 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1976
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 17,728,240,932.32
Benin 698,408,261.92
Botswana 372,025,093.01
Burkina Faso 976,547,188.06
Burundi 448,412,753.62
Cameroon 2,898,090,001.86
Republic of Congo 754,549,601.39
Ivory Coast 4,662,053,824.84
Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,648,583,224.99
Central African Republic 451,152,461.31
Chad 866,044,962.02
Egypt 13,315,988,083.42
Equatorial Guinea 103,653,049.94
Eswatini 272,550,068.14
Ethiopia 4,943,806,093.24
Gabon 3,009,409,974.27
Gambia 112,190,829.47
Ghana 2,765,254,237.29
Guinea 6,762,781,870.62
Guinea-Bissau 292,152,321.49
Kenya 3,474,542,391.7
Lesotho 147,660,036.92
Liberia 596,675,700
Libya 19,096,943,016.58
Madagascar 2,181,844,178.55
Mali 939,228,017.25
Mauritania 775,045,516.83
Mauritius 713,510,051.52
Morocco 9,584,297,284.28
Zambia 2,742,859,262.98
Zimbabwe 4,320,576,876.79
Tanzania 6,472,511,987.85
Uganda 2,447,300,000
Tunisia 4,508,191,942.16
Togo 874,681,611.93
Sudan 6,013,210,815.66
Somalia 871,344,245.12
South Africa 41,150,460,287.62
Sierra Leone 594,895,941.91
Senegal 2,869,777,884.45
Rwanda 637,753,853.13
Niger 1,064,517,601.29
Nigeria 36,308,883,248.73
Sao Tome and Principe 52,039,421.2
Seychelles 49,278,981.76

GDP of African Countries

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