GDP of Africa By Country in 1988

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1988, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 103.98B), followed by Algeria (US$ 59.09B), and Nigeria (US$ 49.65B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 99M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1988.

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 1988 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1988
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 59,089,396,860.43
Angola 8,769,836,768.83
Benin 1,620,246,083.8
Botswana 2,644,554,158.73
Burkina Faso 2,616,040,478.99
Burundi 1,082,403,219.49
Cape Verde 264,308,140.29
Cameroon 12,236,057,362.49
Republic of Congo 2,212,536,311.99
Ivory Coast 10,255,169,805.8
Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,861,299,976.74
Djibouti 395,794,538.63
Central African Republic 1,264,899,287.51
Chad 1,482,597,297.99
Egypt 34,980,124,929.02
Equatorial Guinea 100,534,656.88
Eswatini 692,026,454.74
Ethiopia 11,181,119,717.87
Gabon 3,834,503,376.03
Gambia 266,672,211.93
Ghana 5,197,765,031.65
Guinea 3,476,480,303.12
Guinea-Bissau 427,514,321.53
Kenya 8,355,380,879.13
Lesotho 470,395,800.6
Liberia 1,038,300,000
Libya 24,308,959,591.2
Madagascar 3,189,456,965.05
Malawi 2,008,189,508.38
Mali 2,712,207,900.7
Mauritania 1,414,951,290.07
Mauritius 2,163,252,449.13
Morocco 25,705,296,183.5
Zambia 3,728,878,148.81
Zimbabwe 7,818,774,176.84
Tanzania 7,406,614,407.46
Uganda 6,508,931,651.67
Tunisia 10,096,245,762.44
Togo 1,947,208,354.23
Sudan 14,372,555,555.56
Somalia 1,051,596,967.13
South Africa 103,976,831,870.96
Sierra Leone 1,055,083,933.08
Senegal 6,418,419,388.64
Rwanda 2,395,492,686.78
Niger 2,280,356,192.76
Nigeria 49,648,470,440.46
Namibia 2,495,094,746.44
Comoros 336,422,522.41
Sao Tome and Principe 99,000,764.39
Seychelles 301,985,618.09

GDP of African Countries

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