GDP of Africa By Country in 1983

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1983, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 97.1B), followed by South Africa (US$ 96.2B), and Algeria (US$ 48.8B).

On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea had the lowest GDP (US$ 44.44M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1983.

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 1983 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1983
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 48,801,369,800.37
Angola 5,784,341,596.36
Benin 1,095,348,199.44
Botswana 1,172,230,396.58
Burkina Faso 1,600,278,605.26
Burundi 1,082,926,304.46
Cape Verde 138,476,175.62
Cameroon 6,870,200,009.9
Republic of Congo 2,097,274,289.75
Ivory Coast 6,838,184,772.52
Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,006,712,650.45
Central African Republic 658,679,332.68
Chad 832,415,806.01
Egypt 30,966,239,813.74
Equatorial Guinea 44,442,456.95
Eswatini 555,336,145.77
Ethiopia 8,781,664,427.05
Gabon 3,391,275,731.54
Gambia 213,448,584.94
Ghana 4,057,275,132.28
Guinea 15,129,893,722.35
Guinea-Bissau 425,225,176.81
Kenya 5,979,198,313.76
Lesotho 386,699,308.86
Liberia 823,374,900
Libya 33,200,520,139.98
Madagascar 4,686,457,031.23
Malawi 1,780,148,049.44
Mali 1,496,616,126.59
Mauritania 1,165,171,263.35
Mauritius 1,104,956,573.1
Morocco 16,251,408,127.57
Zambia 3,321,048,451.15
Zimbabwe 7,768,031,181.67
Tanzania 14,049,883,809.01
Uganda 2,240,333,333.33
Tunisia 8,350,582,747.84
Togo 1,081,387,264.61
Sudan 8,230,153,846.15
Somalia 735,408,641.77
South Africa 96,204,110,941.57
Sierra Leone 995,104,305.35
Senegal 3,569,356,124.93
Rwanda 1,479,687,586.94
Niger 1,803,099,561.2
Nigeria 97,094,911,792.05
Namibia 2,297,400,687.55
Comoros 196,193,379.74
Sao Tome and Principe 75,110,289.18
Seychelles 156,098,237.02

GDP of African Countries

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