Ranking of African Countries By GDP Per Capita in 2016

Updated on July 24, 2024.

Based on data from the World Bank, in 2016, Among all African countries, Seychelles had the highest GDP ($16.57K), followed by Mauritius ($9.97K), and Equatorial Guinea ($8.04K).

The chart below shows the top 10 countries with high GDP, and the table below shows the ranking for all countries.

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Data Source: World Bank.
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Ranking of African Countries By GDP Per Capita in 2016
Seychelles
Mauritius
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Gabon
Botswana
South Africa
Namibia
Algeria
Tunisia
Ranking of African Countries By GDP Per Capita in 2016
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Rank Country GDP Per Capita
1 Seychelles 16567
2 Mauritius 9966
3 Equatorial Guinea 8035
4 Libya 7945
5 Gabon 6722
6 Botswana 6412
7 South Africa 5735
8 Namibia 4615
9 Algeria 4481
10 Tunisia 3796
11 Eswatini 3340
12 Egypt 3332
13 Cape Verde 3313
14 Morocco 3133
15 Djibouti 2546
16 Nigeria 2145
17 Republic of Congo 2108
18 Ivory Coast 1999
19 Ghana 1900
20 Angola 1810
21 Mauritania 1579
22 Kenya 1562
23 Sao Tome and Principe 1428
24 Cameroon 1426
25 Zimbabwe 1422
26 Comoros 1357
27 Senegal 1291
28 Zambia 1250
29 Sudan 1083
30 Benin 1050
31 Lesotho 986
32 Tanzania 943
33 Togo 792
34 Uganda 754
35 Mali 750
36 Rwanda 729
37 Liberia 722
38 Guinea 720
39 Ethiopia 706
40 Chad 692
41 Guinea-Bissau 679
42 Burkina Faso 666
43 Gambia 641
44 Somalia 517
45 Sierra Leone 515
46 Niger 497
47 Madagascar 465
48 Democratic Republic of the Congo 456
49 Malawi 454
50 Mozambique 436
51 Central African Republic 372
52 Burundi 243
53 Eritrea 0
53 South Sudan 0