GDP of Africa By Country in 1977

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1977, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 45.33B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 36.03B), and Libya (US$ 22.43B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 49.21M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1977.

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 1977 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1977
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 20,972,113,684.96
Benin 750,049,778.84
Botswana 451,624,780.28
Burkina Faso 1,131,224,878.19
Burundi 547,535,555.56
Cameroon 3,394,664,024.06
Republic of Congo 765,224,029.29
Ivory Coast 6,265,068,189.38
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,344,424,763.57
Central African Republic 507,298,147.53
Chad 935,360,464.7
Egypt 14,400,806,875.99
Equatorial Guinea 103,987,520.08
Eswatini 304,060,076.02
Ethiopia 5,651,840,584.54
Gabon 2,809,349,069.22
Gambia 138,093,099.1
Ghana 3,189,428,571.43
Guinea 6,914,381,290.57
Guinea-Bissau 298,871,674.86
Kenya 4,494,378,764.32
Lesotho 193,315,048.33
Liberia 673,010,600
Libya 22,428,297,107.59
Madagascar 2,358,930,406.07
Mali 1,049,838,548.11
Mauritania 799,030,017.06
Mauritius 834,722,972.2
Morocco 11,049,783,871.81
Zambia 2,515,296,939.61
Zimbabwe 4,366,610,468.65
Tanzania 7,732,598,995.1
Uganda 2,936,470,588.24
Tunisia 5,109,324,009.32
Togo 1,097,893,825.99
Sudan 7,499,005,639.38
Somalia 498,550,724.64
South Africa 45,328,411,332.1
Sierra Leone 691,777,583.95
Senegal 2,938,046,462.71
Rwanda 746,650,613.04
Niger 1,291,458,041.46
Nigeria 36,035,407,725.32
Sao Tome and Principe 49,207,692.32
Seychelles 64,526,401.46

GDP of African Countries

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