GDP of Africa By Country in 1986

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1986, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 73.36B), followed by Algeria (US$ 63.69B), and Nigeria (US$ 54.81B).

On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea had the lowest GDP (US$ 76.41M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1986.

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 1986 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1986
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 63,692,007,897.38
Angola 7,072,536,108.7
Benin 1,336,102,025.28
Botswana 1,392,602,163.54
Burkina Faso 2,036,303,357.68
Burundi 1,201,725,497.07
Cape Verde 190,651,167.56
Cameroon 11,857,056,199.08
Republic of Congo 1,849,268,212.3
Ivory Coast 9,158,302,099.58
Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,095,367,168.22
Central African Republic 1,122,265,013.42
Chad 1,067,828,245.86
Egypt 41,253,507,951.36
Equatorial Guinea 76,407,395.87
Eswatini 449,140,318.39
Ethiopia 10,094,328,898.07
Gabon 3,403,638,189.2
Gambia 185,646,986.83
Ghana 5,735,677,433.83
Guinea 2,909,130,355.24
Guinea-Bissau 338,524,232.57
Kenya 7,239,126,568.14
Lesotho 318,858,422.99
Liberia 840,964,400
Libya 24,180,400,959.43
Madagascar 4,347,989,788.09
Malawi 1,722,586,299.41
Mali 2,132,938,007.11
Mauritania 1,186,628,778.49
Mauritius 1,482,601,552.4
Morocco 19,462,085,540.22
Zambia 1,664,413,508.1
Zimbabwe 6,220,698,246.73
Tanzania 10,840,864,521.23
Uganda 3,923,244,049.96
Tunisia 9,017,806,654.42
Togo 1,498,219,578.87
Sudan 10,092,200,000
Somalia 916,590,786.33
South Africa 73,354,771,399.26
Sierra Leone 490,181,456.62
Senegal 5,392,093,445.51
Rwanda 1,944,710,683.87
Niger 1,904,096,998.3
Nigeria 54,805,852,580.91
Namibia 1,809,048,527.11
Comoros 258,143,902.89
Sao Tome and Principe 115,928,906.75
Seychelles 221,147,061.29

GDP of African Countries

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