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List of African countries by GDP per capita

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2023)
Date07 Mar 2024

Seychelles is the richest economy in Africa, followed by Mauritius and Gabon. Only two economies Seychelles and Mauritius would have per capita gdp above $10,000. Burundi is the poorest economy in Africa. Nineteen African economies have gdp per capita below $1000.

In 2023, Botswana will overtake Equatorial Guinea to become the 4th richest economy in Africa. Egypt will move down from 9th to 14th position. None of the African economies is in the list of the top 50 world gdp per capita ranking.

Out of 54 economies, gdp (nominal) per capita of 37 economies would increase, and 17 economies would decrease in 2023 compared to 2022. Mauritius will add $1,524 in 2023, followed by Seychelles ($907), Algeria ($568), São Tomé and Príncipe ($492), and Cabo Verde ($454). Equatorial Guinea ($-1,352), Gabon ($-939), Angola ($-888) and Egypt ($-817) are the top decliners,

In ppp data, Seychelles, Mauritius and Libya have gdp per capita of above 20 k Int. Dollars. Thirteen economies would have per capita gdp above Int. $10,000. Botswana and Gabon would overtake Equatorial Guinea to become the 4th and 5th richest economy in Africa, None of the African economies is in the list of the top 50 world gdp per capita ranking. Burundi is the poorest economy in Africa.

Out of 54 economies, gdp (ppp) per capita of 52 economies would increase, and two economies would decrease in 2023 compared to 2022. Libya will add Int. $3,278 in 2023, followed by Seychelles (Int. $2,750),and Mauritius (Int. $2,415). Equatorial Guinea and Sudan are the two decliners.

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GDP per capita (Nominal)
Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20222023ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
Eritrea 652641-11325.2246185
Algeria4,3074,87556824039.78117
Angola3,4382,550-88812620.819146
Benin1,3031,4491467111.829165
Botswana7,7387,7582138263.2490
Burkina Faso83288856447.2340179
Burundi311246-65122.0054195
Cabo Verde4,0484,50345422236.710121
Cameroon1,5881,7221348514.025159
Central African Republic49153948274.3949189
Chad6957038355.7243182
Comoros1,2941,377836811.231168
Democratic Republic of the Congo680675-4335.5044183
Republic of Congo2,8382,8581914123.317140
Côte d'Ivoire2,4732,72825513422.218141
Djibouti3,6043,76115718530.615132
Egypt4,5873,770-81718630.714131
Equatorial Guinea7,8546,502-1,35232052.9599
Eswatini4,2023,995-20719732.512127
Ethiopia1,1561,4733177312.028163
Gabon9,7718,832-93943571.9385
The Gambia84290361457.3539178
Ghana2,2522,3297711519.021149
Guinea1,3841,5431597612.627161
Guinea-Bissau9061,028122518.3736175
Kenya2,2452,188-5810817.822151
Lesotho1,1661,110-56559.0434173
Liberia74980051396.5141180
Libya5,5775,87229528947.87107
Madagascar5235306264.3151191
Malawi56758012294.7248188
Mali84791365457.4338177
Mauritania2,2852,3385311519.020148
Mauritius10,22711,7521,52457995.7277
Morocco3,5703,98041019632.413128
Mozambique58164766325.2745184
Namibia4,8544,786-6923639.09119
Niger59263139315.1447186
Nigeria2,2021,755-4478714.324158
Rwanda1,0051,03227518.4035174
São Tomé and Príncipe2,4132,90549214323.616139
Senegal1,5701,7151458514.026160
Seychelles19,98320,8909071,030170154
Sierra Leone480415-65203.3853193
Somalia66771750355.8442181
South Africa6,6846,191-49430550.46102
South Sudan585417-168213.4052192
Sudan723534-189264.3550190
Tanzania1,2531,327746510.832170
Togo9201,00485508.1837176
Tunisia3,8224,19136820734.111125
Uganda1,1031,16360579.4733172
Zambia1,4861,436-507111.730166
Zimbabwe1,9912,006159916.323153
Africa 2,141 2,029 -112 15.3
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Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20222023ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
Eritrea 2,0912,1951043211.7421813.422
Algeria12,90013,68278121773.191122.807
Angola6,9447,07713311237.8161382.775
Benin4,0484,3052576823.0251572.971
Botswana18,32319,3941,0713081044892.500
Burkina Faso2,5492,6831344314.3401773.021
Burundi85689034144.76531943.621
Cabo Verde9,2639,90964615852.9141292.201
Cameroon4,4314,6612307424.9231552.707
Central African Republic1,0811,10928185.93521932.057
Chad1,7241,80782299.65461862.570
Comoros3,3633,4641005518.5311652.515
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,4091,510101248.07511912.235
Republic of Congo5,2765,5522768829.7221511.943
Côte d'Ivoire6,4866,96047411137.2181402.551
Djibouti6,5026,98548311137.3171391.857
Egypt16,17417,12394927291.57974.542
Equatorial Guinea19,46518,363-1,10229298.16942.824
Eswatini11,21711,85964218963.4111182.968
Ethiopia3,4353,7192845919.9281622.524
Gabon18,20619,1659593051025902.170
The Gambia2,6702,8371674515.2371743.141
Ghana6,7526,90515311036.9191412.965
Guinea3,0253,2412165217.3321672.101
Guinea-Bissau2,9113,0881774916.5361723.004
Kenya6,1516,57742610535.1201443.006
Lesotho3,0923,2351435117.3331682.914
Liberia1,6901,78999289.56471872.236
Libya21,10424,3823,2783881303754.152
Madagascar1,8171,907893010.2451853.600
Malawi1,6281,66841278.91481882.878
Mali2,5142,6391254214.1411782.892
Mauritania7,1137,54242912040.3151353.226
Mauritius26,93429,3492,4154671572662.497
Morocco9,90010,40850916555.6131262.615
Mozambique1,4691,584116258.47491892.448
Namibia11,08011,60352318462.0121212.425
Niger1,5181,57961258.44501902.503
Nigeria5,9096,1482399832.8211473.502
Rwanda2,9043,1372335016.8351713.041
São Tomé and Príncipe4,0674,147796622.2261581.428
Senegal4,1174,3252086923.1241562.522
Seychelles39,07941,8292,7506652241522.002
Sierra Leone2,0092,097883311.2431825.054
Somalia1,9281,998713210.7441842.786
South Africa15,72816,21148325886.681002.619
South Sudan4564761982.54541951.140
Sudan4,3663,605-7625719.3291636.752
Tanzania3,3943,5952015719.2301642.710
Togo2,5942,7681744414.8381752.755
Tunisia12,72313,24952621170.8101143.162
Uganda3,0623,2221615117.2341692.771
Zambia3,8944,0681746521.7271592.833
Zimbabwe2,6032,7501474414.7391761.371
Africa 6,029 6,291 262 28.34