GDP of Africa By Country in 2008

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2008, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 339.48B), followed by South Africa (US$ 316.13B), and Algeria (US$ 180.38B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 188.02M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 2008.

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 2008 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 2008
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 180,383,848,331.14
Angola 98,790,432,989.41
Benin 9,787,734,526.24
Botswana 10,730,829,116.41
Burkina Faso 9,451,435,490.12
Burundi 1,611,835,857.05
Cape Verde 1,959,620,648.32
Cameroon 27,715,142,032.91
Republic of Congo 11,649,857,673.44
Ivory Coast 34,078,240,293.26
Democratic Republic of the Congo 22,723,488,723.36
Djibouti 999,105,339.27
Central African Republic 1,993,407,888.5
Chad 13,385,593,990.34
Egypt 162,818,181,818.18
Equatorial Guinea 19,749,893,536.32
Eritrea 1,380,188,800
Eswatini 3,235,921,170.51
Ethiopia 27,066,912,635.22
Gabon 15,571,348,344.34
Gambia 1,561,766,955.73
Ghana 28,679,383,241.07
Guinea 6,964,179,983.17
Guinea-Bissau 952,667,544.04
Kenya 35,895,153,327.85
Lesotho 1,766,902,709.2
Liberia 1,726,000,000
Libya 86,710,767,415.14
Madagascar 10,725,137,723.66
Malawi 7,743,617,352.21
Mali 11,462,490,840.28
Mauritania 5,206,437,193.8
Mauritius 10,127,777,060.41
Morocco 101,822,906,949.06
Mozambique 12,920,340,964.65
Zambia 17,910,858,637.91
Zimbabwe 4,418,000,000
Tanzania 27,947,821,397.93
Uganda 14,440,404,132.21
Tunisia 44,859,439,902.22
Togo 4,578,847,112.71
Sudan 64,833,083,257.14
Somalia 5,913,620,292.91
South Africa 316,131,258,616.31
South Sudan 14,586,253,383.06
Sierra Leone 4,157,895,298.2
Senegal 16,853,989,627.55
Rwanda 5,179,854,064.57
Niger 7,297,600,226.01
Nigeria 339,476,276,257.79
Namibia 8,607,431,497.5
Comoros 915,659,107.97
Sao Tome and Principe 188,021,165
Seychelles 979,597,394.29

GDP of African Countries

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