GDP of Africa By Country in 2016

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2016, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 404.65B), followed by Egypt (US$ 332.44B), and South Africa (US$ 323.59B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 292.27M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 2016.

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 2016

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Data Source: World Bank.

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GDP of Africa By Country in 2016 (US$)

Table of GDP of Africa in 2016

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Country	GDP (US$)
Algeria	180,763,839,522.15
Angola	59,878,249,719.33
Benin	11,821,065,853.38
Botswana	15,082,637,184.05
Burkina Faso	12,833,363,045.34
Burundi	2,618,093,125.15
Cape Verde	1,849,789,986
Cameroon	33,814,337,044.38
Republic of Congo	10,931,328,150.85
Ivory Coast	48,407,761,036.82
Democratic Republic of the Congo	38,600,224,214.47
Djibouti	2,604,955,228.7
Central African Republic	1,825,018,144.66
Chad	13,026,289,835.78
Egypt	332,441,717,791.41
Equatorial Guinea	11,240,808,847.89
Eswatini	3,722,306,116.73
Ethiopia	68,475,871,209.61
Gabon	14,023,890,265.37
Gambia	1,484,578,885.97
Ghana	56,144,179,397.85
Guinea	8,595,955,222.5
Guinea-Bissau	1,245,074,264.1
Kenya	74,815,144,163.89
Lesotho	2,114,426,452.2
Liberia	3,398,419,600
Libya	49,912,073,701.3
Madagascar	11,848,613,858.44
Malawi	7,909,868,618.46
Mali	16,743,796,799.83
Mauritania	6,398,747,592.13
Mauritius	12,757,680,846.57
Morocco	111,572,947,004.92
Mozambique	12,069,051,237.17
Zambia	20,958,412,538.31
Zimbabwe	20,559,250,000
Tanzania	49,774,409,374.45
Uganda	29,203,988,696.26
Tunisia	44,360,072,680.45
Togo	6,071,167,584.2
Sudan	42,630,376,000
Somalia	6,613,743,070
South Africa	323,585,509,674.48
Sierra Leone	6,084,297,211.1
Senegal	19,040,312,333.19
Rwanda	8,695,272,057.92
Niger	10,398,861,981.76
Nigeria	404,649,125,252.16
Namibia	10,722,018,732.09
Comoros	1,012,835,493.19
Sao Tome and Principe	292,267,272.2
Seychelles	1,568,513,348.15

GDP of African Countries

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