GNI for Africa By Country in 1978

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1978, South Africa had the highest GNI (US$ 48.94B), followed by Algeria (US$ 23.91B), and Libya (US$ 22.39B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GNI (US$ 64.15M).

Use the chart and table below to see the GNI for each country in 1978.

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" .

You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: World Bank Topic List
Data Source: World Bank.
See this for other years:
GNI for Africa By Country in 1978 (US$)
Table of GNI for Africa By Country in 1978
Items per page:
0 of 0
Country GNI (US$)
Algeria 23,906,068,088.19
Benin 876,798,112.52
Botswana 572,026,320.31
Burkina Faso 1,307,248,243.93
Burundi 581,439,793.96
Cameroon 4,246,221,731.67
Republic of Congo 822,173,401.36
Ivory Coast 7,012,995,350.46
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,670,805,766.17
Central African Republic 577,186,228.66
Chad 1,061,155,189.43
Egypt 15,944,121,321.16
Ethiopia 6,169,397,623.72
Gabon 2,135,476,614.73
Gambia 157,979,511.68
Ghana 3,678,042,220.54
Guinea 7,486,519,832.4
Guinea-Bissau 341,395,416.27
Kenya 4,926,113,813.92
Lesotho 426,187,727.2
Liberia 856,667,553.15
Libya 22,392,676,413.69
Madagascar 2,579,045,553.49
Mali 1,180,682,486.5
Mauritania 825,080,729.88
Mauritius 960,054,492.47
Morocco 12,407,005,651.52
Zambia 2,705,272,869.99
Zimbabwe 4,136,659,013.03
Tanzania 8,514,341,682.67
Tunisia 5,707,914,023
Togo 1,215,070,356.63
Sudan 7,566,502,498.96
Somalia 695,304,564.04
South Africa 48,936,847,327.64
Sierra Leone 774,550,020.19
Senegal 3,101,007,189.12
Rwanda 872,534,569.77
Niger 1,603,842,494.16
Sao Tome and Principe 64,151,821.53
Seychelles 72,834,682.85

Trend of GNI of African Countries

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