GDP of Africa By Country in 1996

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1996, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 185.73B), followed by South Africa (US$ 163.24B), and Egypt (US$ 67.63B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 135.19M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1996.

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 1996 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1996
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 46,941,554,225.36
Angola 7,526,421,519.17
Benin 2,361,116,449.39
Botswana 4,847,757,217.76
Burkina Faso 2,586,550,595.41
Burundi 869,033,856.32
Cape Verde 501,979,269.84
Cameroon 11,093,538,846.45
Republic of Congo 2,540,697,539.06
Ivory Coast 18,071,152,830.61
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,771,456,952.19
Djibouti 494,004,647.73
Central African Republic 1,007,791,127.1
Chad 1,607,345,355.78
Egypt 67,629,716,981.13
Equatorial Guinea 232,463,022.8
Eritrea 693,535,954.19
Eswatini 1,602,741,833.71
Ethiopia 8,761,215,548.49
Gabon 5,694,040,002.9
Gambia 848,239,446.22
Ghana 6,932,991,739.38
Guinea 5,641,243,099.77
Guinea-Bissau 702,965,147.57
Kenya 12,045,865,396.13
Lesotho 946,112,492.85
Liberia 159,400,000
Libya 27,884,615,384.62
Madagascar 4,931,861,038.71
Malawi 3,319,573,749.61
Mali 3,743,103,419.63
Mauritania 2,132,087,009.29
Mauritius 4,481,489,761.54
Morocco 43,161,571,527.64
Mozambique 4,030,146,134.57
Zambia 3,597,220,962
Zimbabwe 8,557,500,000
Tanzania 9,433,528,150.37
Uganda 6,044,585,326.94
Tunisia 19,587,161,806.77
Togo 2,069,506,014.47
Sudan 9,018,300,724.66
Somalia 1,792,234,297.39
South Africa 163,234,925,380.56
Sierra Leone 941,709,422.5
Senegal 6,559,712,165.97
Rwanda 1,382,334,879.41
Niger 2,405,686,940.05
Nigeria 185,730,236,700
Namibia 3,989,163,196.57
Comoros 392,488,148.73
Sao Tome and Principe 135,188,165.75
Seychelles 535,250,347.09

GDP of African Countries

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