Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2020

Updated on July 24, 2024.

Based on data from the World Bank, in 2020, Among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP ($432.20B), followed by Egypt ($383.82B), and South Africa ($338.29B).

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

Data Source: World Bank.
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Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2020
Nigeria
Egypt
South Africa
Algeria
Morocco
Ethiopia
Kenya
Ghana
Tanzania
Libya
Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2020
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Rank Country GDP
1 Nigeria 432198898468
2 Egypt 383817841547
3 South Africa 338291396027
4 Algeria 164873415325
5 Morocco 121353645057
6 Ethiopia 107657734392
7 Kenya 100657505751
8 Ghana 70043095504
9 Tanzania 66068737786
10 Libya 65688454972
11 Ivory Coast 63027852805
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48716961860
13 Angola 48501561204
14 Tunisia 42491816476
15 Cameroon 40773241177
16 Uganda 37600368240
17 Sudan 27034593750
18 Senegal 24530513038
19 Zimbabwe 21509698406
20 Zambia 18137764931
21 Burkina Faso 17725010531
22 Mali 17465392764
23 Benin 15686741884
24 Gabon 15314577168
25 Botswana 14960291106
26 Mozambique 14235420174
27 Guinea 14177835841
28 Niger 13744653103
29 Madagascar 13051441204
30 Malawi 12041250084
31 Republic of Congo 11468688141
32 Mauritius 11408106446
33 Chad 10715396042
34 Namibia 10583748542
35 Rwanda 10174387614
36 Equatorial Guinea 9893816008
37 Somalia 9204140383
38 Mauritania 8260752385
39 Togo 7400284168
40 Sierra Leone 4062906266
41 Eswatini 3982236694
42 Djibouti 3185150981
43 Liberia 3176126340
44 Burundi 2649680261
45 Central African Republic 2326720900
46 Lesotho 2053338465
47 Cape Verde 1821565614
48 Gambia 1812170891
49 Guinea-Bissau 1520479985
50 Seychelles 1382551752
51 Comoros 1225039197
52 Sao Tome and Principe 471229485
53 Eritrea 0
53 South Sudan 0