According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2004, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest GDP (Gross Domestic product) were:
- South Africa: US$ 255.81B
- Nigeria: US$ 135.76B
- Algeria: US$ 85.33B
On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest GDP in 2004 were:
- Sao Tome and Principe: US$ 114.58M
- Guinea-Bissau: US$ 532.06M
- Comoros: US$ 633.71M
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2004. You can also see links at the bottom of this page to see the historical GDP information for each African country.
The World Bank defines GDP (Gross Domestic product) 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" .
See also: GDP Per Capita of Africa in 2004.
| Country | GDP |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 85,332,581,188.61 |
| Angola | 23,552,047,248.43 |
| Benin | 6,190,270,756.14 |
| Botswana | 8,957,467,706.54 |
| Burkina Faso | 5,451,688,868.43 |
| Burundi | 915,257,323.40 |
| Cape Verde | 924,940,272.39 |
| Cameroon | 18,826,215,278.06 |
| Republic of Congo | 4,656,975,222.72 |
| Ivory Coast | 23,510,577,108.23 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,297,483,481.22 |
| Djibouti | 666,072,101.78 |
| Central African Republic | 1,272,360,594.53 |
| Chad | 4,422,855,929.21 |
| Egypt | 78,782,467,532.47 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4,410,764,338.67 |
| Eritrea | 1,109,054,005.44 |
| Eswatini | 2,770,082,791.50 |
| Ethiopia | 10,131,187,261.44 |
| Gabon | 7,770,219,479.73 |
| Gambia | 961,900,106.89 |
| Ghana | 8,881,368,538.08 |
| Guinea | 3,635,458,132.65 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 532,062,927.38 |
| Kenya | 16,095,337,093.84 |
| Lesotho | 1,511,236,655.52 |
| Liberia | 897,000,000.00 |
| Libya | 33,122,307,692.31 |
| Madagascar | 5,064,732,715.73 |
| Malawi | 3,476,094,498.88 |
| Mali | 5,454,249,456.71 |
| Mauritania | 2,362,501,023.24 |
| Mauritius | 6,578,844,486.06 |
| Morocco | 59,626,020,162.38 |
| Mozambique | 7,631,120,533.36 |
| Zambia | 6,221,077,674.78 |
| Zimbabwe | 5,805,598,400.00 |
| Tanzania | 16,675,948,414.76 |
| Uganda | 7,939,487,473.86 |
| Tunisia | 31,183,059,012.45 |
| Togo | 2,259,992,642.29 |
| Sudan | 26,645,490,675.04 |
| South Africa | 255,806,631,391.55 |
| Sierra Leone | 1,448,536,630.88 |
| Senegal | 10,076,817,278.10 |
| Rwanda | 2,375,376,873.11 |
| Niger | 3,760,443,965.73 |
| Nigeria | 135,764,715,375.21 |
| Namibia | 6,609,198,832.76 |
| Comoros | 633,706,149.25 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 114,582,561.63 |
| Seychelles | 839,319,927.27 |
GDP of African Countries
Use the links below to see the historical GDP for each African country.