GDP of Africa By Country in 2017

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2017, among all African countries, South Africa had the highest GDP (US$ 381.45B), followed by Nigeria (US$ 375.75B), and Egypt (US$ 248.36B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 322M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 2017.

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 2017 (US$)
Table of GDP of Africa in 2017
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Country GDP (US$)
Algeria 189,880,896,903.07
Angola 84,376,935,689.34
Benin 12,701,655,836.95
Botswana 16,105,155,856.77
Burkina Faso 14,106,955,615.34
Burundi 2,831,362,208.34
Cape Verde 1,996,741,539.95
Cameroon 36,098,547,033.17
Republic of Congo 11,834,473,039.37
Ivory Coast 52,512,343,996.69
Democratic Republic of the Congo 37,537,521,565.53
Djibouti 2,762,581,334.23
Central African Republic 2,072,349,972.68
Chad 13,349,041,408.72
Egypt 248,362,771,739.13
Equatorial Guinea 12,200,913,878.98
Eswatini 4,462,640,651.49
Ethiopia 76,366,081,766.67
Gabon 14,929,487,485.16
Gambia 1,504,909,462.7
Ghana 60,385,409,434.86
Guinea 10,324,668,271.14
Guinea-Bissau 1,469,978,606.12
Kenya 82,036,510,877.26
Lesotho 2,306,741,672.29
Liberia 3,390,703,400
Libya 67,157,452,181.77
Madagascar 13,176,313,593.55
Malawi 8,943,543,793.58
Mali 18,308,362,040.05
Mauritania 6,800,135,898.29
Mauritius 13,896,938,315.28
Morocco 118,540,573,367.84
Mozambique 13,264,640,645.78
Zambia 25,873,601,260.84
Zimbabwe 51,035,657,370.52
Tanzania 53,274,884,532.79
Uganda 30,744,473,841.42
Tunisia 42,163,530,590.95
Togo 6,387,424,239.88
Sudan 41,283,617,976.19
Somalia 7,621,501,710
South Africa 381,448,814,653.46
Sierra Leone 5,749,846,528.48
Senegal 20,996,562,943.6
Rwanda 9,252,833,891.41
Niger 11,185,104,251.69
Nigeria 375,745,731,053.43
Namibia 12,895,153,370.91
Comoros 1,077,439,756.6
Sao Tome and Principe 322,002,845.23
Seychelles 1,675,370,641.01

GDP of African Countries

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