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List of African countries by GDP per capita

Source IMF World Economic Outlook (April-2024)
Date11 Sep 2024

Seychelles is the richest economy in Africa, followed by Mauritius. Only these two economies would have a per capita GDP above $10,000. Burundi is the poorest economy in Africa. Seventeen African economies have a GDP per capita below $1,000.

In 2024, Libya will overtake Equatorial Guinea to become the 5th richest economy in Africa. The Republic of Congo will overtake Mauritania and Angola. None of the African economies are in the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings.

Out of 54 economies, the nominal GDP per capita of 41 economies would increase, and 13 economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Mauritius will add $1,577 in 2024, followed by Libya ($399), Ethiopia ($399), and Algeria ($398). Nigeria ($-578) and Egypt ($-503) are the top decliners.

In PPP data, four economies have GDP per capita of above 20k Int. Dollars. Fourteen economies would have a per capita GDP above Int. $10,000. Algeria would overtake South Africa to become the 8th richest economy in Africa. None of the African economies is in the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings. South Sudan is the poorest economy in Africa in terms of PPP.

Out of 54 economies, the GDP (PPP) per capita of 51 would increase, and three economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Libya will add Int. $2,260 in 2023, followed by Mauritius (Int. $2,212) and the Seychelles (Int. $1,971). Sudan, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea are the three decliners.

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GDP per capita (Nominal)
Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20242025ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
Algeria5,5795,5931429338.89117
Angola2,9612,9912915620.817141
Benin1,5101,587778311.028163
Botswana7,3418,00366241955.6495
Burkina Faso90895244506.6139178
Burundi321156-16481.0953194
Cabo Verde5,3885,71232329939.78116
Cameroon1,8211,92310210113.425157
Central African Republic52954919293.8150189
Chad1,0131,03624547.2037176
Comoros1,6301,687578811.727160
Democratic Republic of the Congo70274441395.1646185
Republic of Congo2,3842,4547012817.019148
Côte d'Ivoire2,7202,90218215220.218144
Djibouti4,1554,41726223130.713129
Egypt3,5423,160-38216521.916139
Equatorial Guinea8,1027,893-20941354.8597
Eswatini4,3754,56218723931.711125
Ethiopia1,3501,108-242587.6933172
Gabon9,2579,094-16247663.2388
The Gambia9891,07486567.4636175
Ghana2,2322,189-4311515.221153
Guinea1,6521,727759012.026159
Guinea-Bissau1,1061,16660618.1032171
Kenya2,2182,187-3111415.222154
Lesotho1,0621,10745587.6934173
Liberia85588732466.1641180
Libya6,4826,87439236047.76106
Madagascar56357613304.0049188
Malawi464448-15233.1151191
Mali89893335496.4840179
Mauritania2,3762,3941712516.620151
Mauritius12,60113,09949768591.0278
Morocco4,2044,47126723431.012127
Mozambique64568540364.7647186
Namibia4,4104,71130124732.710124
Niger69875254395.2245184
Nigeria877835-42445.8043182
Rwanda9869904526.8838177
São Tomé and Príncipe3,4253,93350820627.315134
Senegal1,8051,97216710313.724156
Seychelles21,29022,0017121,151153157
Sierra Leone85688327466.1342181
Somalia77181947435.6844183
South Africa6,3776,51714034145.37110
South Sudan341334-7172.3252193
Sudan606595-11314.1348187
Tanzania1,2241,27248678.8431169
Togo1,0511,09948587.6335174
Tunisia4,2674,39612923030.514130
Uganda1,1871,304117689.0530168
Zambia1,2261,4662407710.229166
Zimbabwe2,1142,1271411114.823155
Africa 1,927 1,911 -16 13.27
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Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20242025ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
Algeria17,71818,34362425271.971033.280
Angola9,8019,91111013638.9151333.314
Benin4,5014,7412406518.6271602.987
Botswana19,72320,7981,07428681.65932.599
Burkina Faso2,8502,9861364111.7401763.135
Burundi9861,00923143.96521936.445
Cabo Verde11,39712,08869116647.4131242.116
Cameroon5,5665,7641987922.6241532.998
Central African Republic1,2961,31417185.15511922.394
Chad2,8322,910784011.4421782.808
Comoros3,8614,0001395515.7321652.371
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,8421,90866267.48471882.566
Republic of Congo6,4046,5751729025.8221502.679
Côte d'Ivoire7,6488,05540711131.6191422.776
Djibouti8,6019,16956812636.0161352.076
Egypt20,79921,60981029784.84916.838
Equatorial Guinea21,75120,477-1,27328180.36972.594
Eswatini12,96313,60564218753.4111192.982
Ethiopia4,0454,3172725916.9311643.896
Gabon24,12924,68255333996.83842.714
The Gambia3,4913,6501595014.3361713.397
Ghana7,9758,26328811432.4181393.775
Guinea4,3214,5352146217.8281612.626
Guinea-Bissau3,1103,2571474512.8391742.793
Kenya7,1577,52336510329.5201443.440
Lesotho3,2603,355954613.2381733.032
Liberia1,9022,003100287.86461872.257
Libya15,35117,5882,23724269.081062.558
Madagascar1,9902,06272288.09451853.581
Malawi1,7141,76551246.92501913.936
Mali2,8432,927834011.5411773.136
Mauritania8,2338,54831511833.5171383.571
Mauritius32,06333,9541,8924671332672.592
Morocco10,61511,09648115343.5141282.482
Mozambique1,7301,78757257.01491902.608
Namibia11,73012,20047016847.9121232.590
Niger1,9782,084106298.17441842.771
Nigeria6,5436,7061649226.3211498.027
Rwanda3,7473,9762295515.6331664.016
São Tomé and Príncipe6,2056,3921868825.1231511.625
Senegal5,0565,4764207521.5251552.777
Seychelles41,07843,0701,9935921691561.958
Sierra Leone3,5053,6551505014.3351704.137
Somalia1,8441,90055267.45481892.320
South Africa15,72316,00928522062.891122.456
South Sudan763960197133.77531942.874
Sudan2,5132,7011883710.6431804.540
Tanzania4,1344,3331996017.0301633.405
Togo3,2903,4441544713.5371723.133
Tunisia14,33814,71837920257.7101173.348
Uganda3,6423,8682275315.2341672.967
Zambia4,1904,4292396117.4291623.020
Zimbabwe5,0715,3592887421.0261562.519
Africa 7,028 7,275 247 28.54