GDP of Africa By Country in 1985

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1985, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 73.75B), followed by South Africa (US$ 64.46B), and Algeria (US$ 57.94B).

On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea had the lowest GDP (US$ 62.12M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1985.

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 1985 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1985
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 57,937,868,670.19
Angola 7,554,065,410.12
Benin 1,045,712,789.15
Botswana 1,114,783,342.71
Burkina Faso 1,552,493,196.28
Burundi 1,149,979,285.77
Cape Verde 137,728,204.81
Cameroon 8,544,810,497.99
Republic of Congo 2,160,872,540.03
Ivory Coast 6,977,650,644
Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,195,042,616.01
Djibouti 340,989,527.97
Central African Republic 864,849,836.29
Chad 1,033,069,709.33
Egypt 39,053,502,251.07
Equatorial Guinea 62,118,569.97
Eswatini 360,079,419.39
Ethiopia 9,717,392,686.96
Gabon 3,339,914,757.23
Gambia 225,726,358.89
Ghana 4,504,306,722.69
Guinea 22,787,644,565.91
Guinea-Bissau 373,959,151.15
Kenya 6,135,034,213.79
Lesotho 268,629,925.85
Liberia 851,296,100
Libya 31,530,566,324.27
Madagascar 3,802,557,894.87
Malawi 1,646,442,272.89
Mali 1,594,347,021.37
Mauritania 1,009,723,326.33
Mauritius 1,090,611,324.68
Morocco 14,991,283,215.74
Zambia 2,252,454,500.15
Zimbabwe 5,640,137,575.01
Tanzania 15,328,295,175.41
Uganda 3,519,695,443.53
Tunisia 8,410,226,052.61
Togo 1,076,604,520.42
Sudan 8,075,259,600.34
Somalia 875,702,247.19
South Africa 64,459,376,086.69
Sierra Leone 856,890,459.36
Senegal 3,818,944,917.57
Rwanda 1,715,626,330.6
Niger 1,440,581,652.4
Nigeria 73,745,821,158.23
Namibia 1,608,237,350.44
Comoros 191,944,891.6
Sao Tome and Principe 82,733,069.44
Seychelles 179,691,482.72

GDP of African Countries

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