GDP of Africa By Country in 2018

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2018, among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP (US$ 421.74B), followed by South Africa (US$ 405.26B), and Egypt (US$ 262.59B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GDP (US$ 383.72M).

The chart and table below show the the GDP for African countries in 2018.

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 2018

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Data Source: World Bank.

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GDP of Africa By Country in 2018 (US$)

Table of GDP of Africa in 2018

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Country	GDP (US$)
Algeria	194,554,483,655.53
Angola	89,512,794,227.5
Benin	14,262,408,089.93
Botswana	17,031,943,186.14
Burkina Faso	15,890,066,221.29
Burundi	2,913,411,408.45
Cape Verde	2,205,099,507
Cameroon	39,955,552,189.8
Republic of Congo	14,773,900,288.51
Ivory Coast	58,522,477,786.69
Democratic Republic of the Congo	46,659,954,092.49
Djibouti	2,913,464,658.09
Central African Republic	2,220,979,146.11
Chad	15,327,000,248.87
Egypt	262,588,632,526.73
Equatorial Guinea	13,097,012,133.62
Eswatini	4,643,751,059.28
Ethiopia	83,337,901,071.97
Gabon	16,867,326,401.96
Gambia	1,670,671,327.82
Ghana	67,259,353,965.61
Guinea	11,857,030,366.79
Guinea-Bissau	1,554,133,593.92
Kenya	92,202,979,985.29
Lesotho	2,556,247,292
Liberia	3,422,754,800
Libya	76,686,029,772.15
Madagascar	13,760,033,282.29
Malawi	9,879,220,354.29
Mali	20,368,015,381.24
Mauritania	7,473,550,557.07
Mauritius	14,957,535,715.97
Morocco	127,341,147,581.82
Mozambique	15,017,358,952.85
Zambia	26,311,507,273.67
Zimbabwe	34,141,666,666.67
Tanzania	57,003,712,892.09
Uganda	32,927,025,619.68
Tunisia	42,686,504,459.8
Togo	7,029,215,766.46
Sudan	32,333,780,383.29
Somalia	7,873,000,000
South Africa	405,260,723,892.52
Sierra Leone	6,390,514,688.53
Senegal	23,116,701,556.14
Rwanda	9,637,904,520.86
Niger	12,837,307,496.88
Nigeria	421,739,251,509.08
Namibia	13,682,019,076.4
Comoros	1,178,530,633.25
Sao Tome and Principe	383,717,327.83
Seychelles	1,784,313,926.77

GDP of African Countries

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