GDP of Africa By Country in 1982

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1982, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 142.77B), followed by South Africa (US$ 85.9B), and Algeria (US$ 45.21B).

On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea had the lowest GDP (US$ 44.3M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1982.

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 Per Capita of Africa in 1982

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Data Source: World Bank.

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GDP of Africa By Country in 1982 (US$)

Table of GDP of Africa in 1982

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Country	GDP (US$)
Algeria	45,207,167,470.35
Angola	5,550,483,035.97
Benin	1,267,778,670.36
Botswana	1,014,945,695.72
Burkina Faso	1,754,450,096.24
Burundi	1,013,222,222.22
Cape Verde	140,630,678.98
Cameroon	6,611,255,963.84
Republic of Congo	2,160,640,564.56
Ivory Coast	7,567,110,848.92
Democratic Republic of the Congo	13,651,667,371.17
Central African Republic	748,312,390.76
Chad	834,369,859.66
Egypt	27,655,172,413.79
Equatorial Guinea	44,294,647.73
Eswatini	537,568,059.41
Ethiopia	7,899,988,840.58
Gabon	3,618,007,841.14
Gambia	216,050,552.3
Ghana	4,035,994,397.76
Guinea	11,926,032,493.43
Guinea-Bissau	430,284,021.88
Kenya	6,431,579,356.96
Lesotho	348,741,683.67
Liberia	863,933,200
Libya	33,760,146,990.57
Madagascar	4,784,977,325.96
Malawi	1,717,379,494.63
Mali	1,680,304,773.44
Mauritania	1,108,776,652.78
Mauritius	1,092,923,635.58
Morocco	17,692,276,734.17
Zambia	3,871,117,092.87
Zimbabwe	8,544,060,905.16
Tanzania	13,927,383,239.83
Uganda	2,177,500,000
Tunisia	8,133,580,051.7
Togo	1,160,337,039.38
Sudan	8,732,542,273.73
Somalia	774,578,931.96
South Africa	85,904,057,409.36
Sierra Leone	1,295,361,885.92
Senegal	4,013,951,442.67
Rwanda	1,407,243,139.26
Niger	2,017,612,215.98
Nigeria	142,769,363,314.18
Namibia	2,118,710,248.33
Comoros	202,152,461.76
Sao Tome and Principe	80,307,762.62
Seychelles	157,211,789.72

GDP of African Countries

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