GDP of Africa By Country in 1978

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1978, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 51.61B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 36.53B), and Algeria (US$ 26.36B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 55.05M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1978.

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"

You may also be interested in:
GDP Per Capita of Africa in 1978

Related Topics: World Bank Topic List

Data Source: World Bank.

See this for other years:

GDP of Africa By Country in 1978 (US$)

Table of GDP of Africa in 1978

0 of 0

Country	GDP (US$)
Algeria	26,364,491,313.45
Benin	928,843,469.43
Botswana	590,407,374.45
Burkina Faso	1,475,583,644.94
Burundi	610,225,555.56
Cameroon	4,662,852,583.13
Republic of Congo	878,771,772.2
Ivory Coast	7,900,526,298.32
Democratic Republic of the Congo	15,372,608,002.39
Central African Republic	610,578,631.99
Chad	1,113,920,123.77
Egypt	14,811,704,063.07
Eswatini	340,630,085.16
Ethiopia	6,014,961,434.78
Gabon	2,389,479,271.67
Gambia	171,833,086.02
Ghana	3,662,478,184.99
Guinea	8,087,305,999.06
Guinea-Bissau	318,876,550.43
Kenya	5,303,735,110.55
Lesotho	266,570,066.64
Liberia	717,240,400
Libya	22,136,422,643.4
Madagascar	2,669,755,115.11
Mali	1,222,702,572.85
Mauritania	804,629,876.85
Mauritius	1,029,040,323.37
Morocco	13,236,946,233.58
Zambia	2,811,032,472.94
Zimbabwe	4,353,822,342.62
Tanzania	9,261,675,709.83
Uganda	2,420,260,869.57
Tunisia	5,968,460,080.11
Togo	1,164,025,637.27
Sudan	8,128,719,315.08
Somalia	564,571,823.2
South Africa	51,607,412,901.85
Sierra Leone	960,728,338.94
Senegal	3,280,354,920.85
Rwanda	905,709,076.42
Niger	1,774,365,589.71
Nigeria	36,527,862,208.71
Sao Tome and Principe	55,044,562.8
Seychelles	85,552,365.8

GDP of African Countries

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