GNI for Africa By Country in 1981

Updated on March 18, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1981, South Africa had the highest GNI (US$ 92.24B), followed by Algeria (US$ 43.58B), and Libya (US$ 34.32B).

On the other hand, Sao Tome and Principe had the lowest GNI (US$ 81.92M).

Use the chart and table below to see the GNI for each country in 1981.

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 1981 (US$)
Table of GNI for Africa By Country in 1981
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Country GNI (US$)
Algeria 43,584,477,097.52
Benin 1,561,860,215.56
Botswana 1,248,708,897.49
Burkina Faso 2,079,799,215.71
Burundi 1,074,923,410.54
Cameroon 7,084,866,864.47
Republic of Congo 1,994,651,425.33
Ivory Coast 9,495,038,024.73
Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,329,107,666.56
Central African Republic 800,159,358.15
Chad 1,059,875,624.48
Egypt 23,032,587,142.49
Ethiopia 8,264,896,262.89
Gabon 3,937,952,282.69
Gambia 254,053,353.65
Ghana 4,626,812,850.4
Guinea 9,849,903,407.11
Guinea-Bissau 389,119,672.27
Kenya 7,662,932,976.01
Lesotho 704,109,343.17
Liberia 1,025,080,291.57
Libya 34,318,736,245.81
Madagascar 4,540,741,893.73
Mali 1,588,218,569.53
Mauritania 1,145,212,449.77
Mauritius 1,268,957,822.98
Morocco 19,829,314,754.39
Zambia 4,288,148,996.34
Zimbabwe 7,437,933,986.05
Tanzania 12,816,697,444.99
Tunisia 9,278,225,789.01
Togo 1,568,175,657.57
Sudan 10,646,953,577.52
Somalia 738,463,817.22
South Africa 92,240,352,928.92
Sierra Leone 1,247,962,043.04
Senegal 4,801,075,478.43
Rwanda 1,508,009,235.04
Niger 2,422,217,754.39
Sao Tome and Principe 81,921,984.9
Seychelles 157,489,544.41

Trend of GNI of African Countries

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