GDP of Africa By Country in 1998

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1998, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 218.42B), followed by South Africa (US$ 152.98B), and Egypt (US$ 84.83B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 72.29M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 1998.

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 Per Capita of Africa in 1998

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Data Source: World Bank.

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GDP of Africa By Country in 1998 (US$)

Table of GDP of Africa in 1998

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Country	GDP (US$)
Algeria	48,187,781,984.49
Angola	6,506,221,615.79
Benin	2,455,092,686.35
Botswana	4,790,481,509.18
Burkina Faso	2,804,902,367.15
Burundi	893,770,740.21
Cape Verde	521,910,560.53
Cameroon	11,298,144,990.41
Republic of Congo	1,949,481,379.22
Ivory Coast	19,619,654,755.68
Democratic Republic of the Congo	6,217,805,820.77
Djibouti	514,267,869.3
Central African Republic	967,338,389.65
Chad	1,744,794,531.21
Egypt	84,828,807,556.08
Equatorial Guinea	370,687,634.43
Eritrea	745,523,116.9
Eswatini	1,576,908,856.35
Ethiopia	8,013,274,131.7
Gabon	4,483,417,309.83
Gambia	840,285,264.63
Ghana	7,482,069,162.42
Guinea	5,232,118,046.37
Guinea-Bissau	591,034,143.43
Kenya	14,093,998,843.73
Lesotho	928,460,893.11
Liberia	359,600,000
Libya	27,251,301,398.28
Madagascar	4,401,967,632.74
Malawi	2,547,609,590.07
Mali	3,894,433,432.47
Mauritania	2,032,347,664.95
Mauritius	4,225,813,976.36
Morocco	46,497,608,724.99
Mozambique	5,551,118,148.74
Zambia	3,537,741,941.89
Zimbabwe	6,405,250,000
Tanzania	12,172,790,056.37
Uganda	6,584,815,846.53
Tunisia	21,802,893,587.13
Togo	2,241,650,112.33
Sudan	11,250,221,536.75
Somalia	2,962,047,564.42
South Africa	152,982,984,557.23
Sierra Leone	672,368,187.12
Senegal	6,505,607,909.05
Rwanda	1,989,343,546.18
Niger	2,643,363,518.99
Nigeria	218,416,200,672.73
Namibia	3,873,109,865.56
Comoros	363,932,160.23
Sao Tome and Principe	72,285,403.84
Seychelles	647,287,375.76

GDP of African Countries

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