According to recent data from the World Bank, in 1997, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest GNI (Gross National Income) were:
- South Africa: US$ 171.44B
- Egypt: US$ 73.07B
- Nigeria: US$ 49.68B
On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest GNI in 1997 were:
- Guinea-Bissau: US$ 272.45M
- Comoros: US$ 398.06M
- Equatorial Guinea: US$ 467.19M
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 1997. You can also see links at the bottom of this page to see the historical GNI information for each African country.
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" .
See also: GNI Per Capita of Africa in 1997.
| Country | GNI (US$) |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 44,788,295,882.82 |
| Angola | 6,626,516,969.22 |
| Benin | 2,374,740,872.34 |
| Botswana | 5,125,345,558.10 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,682,136,860.58 |
| Burundi | 906,257,045.79 |
| Cape Verde | 547,448,465.28 |
| Cameroon | 10,898,323,330.49 |
| Republic of Congo | 1,690,781,316.42 |
| Ivory Coast | 10,129,270,026.89 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,265,852,742.86 |
| Central African Republic | 1,028,192,508.73 |
| Chad | 1,597,798,605.38 |
| Egypt | 73,071,402,511.91 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 467,190,635.21 |
| Eritrea | 708,238,130.92 |
| Eswatini | 1,883,700,120.20 |
| Ethiopia | 8,749,819,777.24 |
| Gabon | 4,877,424,252.21 |
| Gambia | 827,318,772.58 |
| Ghana | 6,985,200,988.57 |
| Guinea | 3,887,949,417.48 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 272,444,684.54 |
| Kenya | 11,327,633,424.68 |
| Lesotho | 1,367,626,654.25 |
| Madagascar | 4,349,303,577.46 |
| Malawi | 2,078,052,046.45 |
| Mali | 2,846,540,497.52 |
| Mauritania | 2,117,921,657.94 |
| Mauritius | 4,472,707,096.05 |
| Morocco | 40,888,565,727.29 |
| Mozambique | 4,099,491,350.67 |
| Zambia | 3,864,098,086.65 |
| Zimbabwe | 5,925,010,639.17 |
| Tanzania | 6,569,961,352.91 |
| Uganda | 6,449,969,346.17 |
| Tunisia | 19,899,760,590.31 |
| Togo | 1,582,846,617.72 |
| Sudan | 12,377,069,488.78 |
| South Africa | 171,440,974,211.70 |
| Sierra Leone | 847,597,491.24 |
| Senegal | 6,453,873,576.60 |
| Rwanda | 1,689,794,960.60 |
| Niger | 2,435,686,371.48 |
| Nigeria | 49,678,787,140.82 |
| Namibia | 4,252,527,618.10 |
| Comoros | 398,063,263.70 |
| Seychelles | 566,966,769.82 |
GNI of African Countries
Use the links below to see the historical GNI for each African country.