GNI for Africa By Country in 1972

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1972, South Africa had the highest GNI (US$ 24.65B), followed by Egypt (US$ 9.53B), and Algeria (US$ 6.67B).

On the other hand, Seychelles had the lowest GNI (US$ 27.06M).

Use the chart and table below to see the GNI for each country in 1972.

You can also see links below for the trend of GNI for African countries.

The World Bank defines GNI (Gross National Income) as "the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad" .

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GNI for Africa By Country in 1972 (US$)
Table of GNI for Africa By Country in 1972
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Country GNI (US$)
Algeria 6,664,505,164.72
Benin 397,398,703.1
Botswana 171,495,938.79
Burkina Faso 551,659,417.3
Burundi 245,081,171.32
Cameroon 1,309,779,712.27
Republic of Congo 379,962,629.78
Ivory Coast 1,788,480,286.96
Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,049,336,074.28
Central African Republic 220,738,718.97
Chad 559,221,571.59
Egypt 9,533,946,247.45
Eswatini 136,659,092.63
Ethiopia 3,663,141,258.9
Gabon 419,198,222.55
Gambia 58,336,881.16
Ghana 2,374,066,751.48
Guinea 3,736,310,590.13
Guinea-Bissau 234,541,008.24
Kenya 2,276,184,095.86
Lesotho 109,525,859.72
Liberia 428,055,644.61
Libya 5,737,191,961.92
Madagascar 1,309,843,831.83
Mali 461,701,314.17
Mauritania 354,638,255.62
Mauritius 301,584,731.68
Morocco 4,906,479,492.77
Zambia 1,917,012,478.57
Zimbabwe 2,378,267,677.15
Tanzania 3,551,787,343.49
Tunisia 2,106,629,557.2
Togo 455,363,523.19
Sudan 2,370,980,757.75
Somalia 419,163,790.18
South Africa 24,649,457,214.24
Sierra Leone 472,163,695.29
Senegal 1,561,522,670.86
Rwanda 248,411,567.49
Niger 733,501,243.33
Sao Tome and Principe 44,943,714.05
Seychelles 27,062,838.68

Trend of GNI of African Countries

Use the links below to see the trend of GNI for each African country.