GDP of Africa By Country in 1997

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1997, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 200.85B), followed by South Africa (US$ 168.98B), and Egypt (US$ 78.44B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 91.92M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1997.

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 1997 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 1997
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 48,177,612,042.15
Angola 7,648,380,195.6
Benin 2,268,301,646.47
Botswana 5,020,265,626.67
Burkina Faso 2,447,669,101.95
Burundi 972,896,267.92
Cape Verde 490,608,657.93
Cameroon 10,789,458,432.64
Republic of Congo 2,322,719,102.69
Ivory Coast 18,047,558,037.7
Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,090,838,693.27
Djibouti 502,675,542
Central African Republic 937,741,513.02
Chad 1,544,689,576.93
Egypt 78,436,578,171.09
Equatorial Guinea 442,337,870.69
Eritrea 686,490,090.14
Eswatini 1,716,714,070.13
Ethiopia 8,803,539,988.33
Gabon 5,326,817,114.54
Gambia 803,633,342.47
Ghana 6,891,443,192.25
Guinea 5,516,916,163.1
Guinea-Bissau 698,107,222.42
Kenya 13,115,764,358.29
Lesotho 998,004,258.72
Liberia 295,900,000
Libya 30,700,897,874.87
Madagascar 4,262,965,419.75
Malawi 3,875,785,863.38
Mali 3,414,879,485.63
Mauritania 2,071,996,564.05
Mauritius 4,243,755,307.55
Morocco 39,147,844,526.08
Mozambique 4,873,663,774.93
Zambia 4,303,288,479.71
Zimbabwe 8,534,000,000
Tanzania 11,158,197,941.92
Uganda 6,269,333,313.17
Tunisia 20,746,210,353.85
Togo 2,116,818,622.96
Sudan 11,681,175,864.34
Somalia 2,191,749,013.58
South Africa 168,978,057,327.73
Sierra Leone 850,232,760.02
Senegal 6,041,478,725.9
Rwanda 1,851,558,197.31
Niger 2,290,318,910.21
Nigeria 200,850,397,618.18
Namibia 4,154,989,950
Comoros 362,816,806.13
Sao Tome and Principe 91,920,274.24
Seychelles 598,966,982.35

GDP of African Countries

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