GDP of Africa By Country in 1990

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1990, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 126.05B), followed by Algeria (US$ 62.05B), and Nigeria (US$ 54.04B).

On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea had the lowest GDP (US$ 112.12M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1990.

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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Data Source: World Bank.
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GDP of Africa By Country in 1990 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1990
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 62,048,507,531.34
Angola 11,229,515,599.31
Benin 1,959,965,330.15
Botswana 3,790,636,324.45
Burkina Faso 3,101,300,778.56
Burundi 1,132,101,252.52
Cape Verde 306,890,962.65
Cameroon 12,314,482,627.85
Republic of Congo 2,798,746,050.11
Ivory Coast 10,795,850,582.78
Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,349,764,580.41
Djibouti 452,328,087.28
Central African Republic 1,440,711,459.17
Chad 1,738,605,557.76
Egypt 42,978,914,311.35
Equatorial Guinea 112,119,411.49
Eswatini 1,114,694,040.67
Ethiopia 12,478,943,895.17
Gabon 5,952,293,764.85
Gambia 317,083,695.48
Ghana 5,889,106,573.46
Guinea 3,888,320,665.52
Guinea-Bissau 634,187,269.24
Kenya 8,572,359,038.17
Lesotho 596,410,263.74
Liberia 384,400,000
Libya 28,904,183,602.48
Madagascar 3,931,334,875.01
Malawi 2,737,087,861.62
Mali 3,248,417,790.51
Mauritania 1,506,914,407.82
Mauritius 2,689,212,760.19
Morocco 30,179,954,774.99
Zambia 3,288,381,797.32
Zimbabwe 8,788,301,546.05
Tanzania 6,184,384,225.03
Uganda 4,304,399,310.31
Tunisia 12,290,568,181.82
Togo 2,299,665,505.61
Sudan 33,641,222,222.22
Somalia 1,031,282,081.17
South Africa 126,048,140,141.87
Sierra Leone 649,644,097.57
Senegal 7,390,967,360.42
Rwanda 2,550,185,679.08
Niger 3,512,356,507.89
Nigeria 54,035,795,387.81
Namibia 2,789,921,853.53
Comoros 401,561,021.55
Sao Tome and Principe 119,297,932.76
Seychelles 392,163,560.87

GDP of African Countries

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