List of African countries by GDP per capita

Source	International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2018)
Date	20 Mar 2019

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GDP per capita (Nominal)
Country/Economy	GDP per capita ($)			Times to		Rank
Country/Economy	2017	2018	Change	Africa	World	Africa	World
Algeria	4,034	4,450	416	2.35	0.391	10	110
Angola	4,466	3,924	-541	2.07	0.345	12	121
Benin	831	923	92	0.487	0.0812	32	167
Botswana	7,585	8,168	583	4.31	0.719	6	81
Burkina Faso	655	734	79	0.387	0.0646	42	179
Burundi	312	307	-5	0.162	0.0270	53	191
Cabo Verde	3,301	3,622	321	1.91	0.319	13	124
Cameroon	1,441	1,545	104	0.815	0.136	24	152
Central African Republic	389	454	65	0.239	0.0399	51	189
Chad	810	890	79	0.469	0.0783	35	170
Comoros	788	877	89	0.463	0.0772	36	171
Democratic Republic of the Congo	478	478	0	0.252	0.0421	49	187
Republic of Congo	2,005	2,572	566	1.36	0.226	17	137
Côte d'Ivoire	1,621	1,791	170	0.945	0.158	22	148
Djibouti	1,989	2,085	96	1.10	0.183	18	143
Egypt	2,495	2,572	77	1.36	0.226	16	136
Equatorial Guinea	14,818	15,294	476	8.07	1.35	3	59
Eritrea	980	1,112	132	0.586	0.0978	30	163
Eswatini	3,851	4,093	242	2.16	0.360	11	119
Ethiopia	873	891	18	0.470	0.0783	34	169
Gabon	7,373	8,385	1,012	4.42	0.738	5	80
The Gambia	705	740	35	0.390	0.0651	41	178
Ghana	1,663	1,787	124	0.942	0.157	23	149
Guinea	790	865	75	0.456	0.0761	37	173
Guinea-Bissau	794	852	58	0.449	0.0749	38	174
Kenya	1,695	1,865	170	0.984	0.164	21	147
Lesotho	1,361	1,466	105	0.773	0.129	26	156
Liberia	694	663	-31	0.350	0.0583	45	182
Libya	4,740	6,639	1,899	3.50	0.584	7	90
Madagascar	449	475	26	0.250	0.0418	50	188
Malawi	326	349	24	0.184	0.0307	52	190
Mali	813	892	79	0.470	0.0785	33	168
Mauritania	1,271	1,310	39	0.691	0.115	28	160
Mauritius	10,504	11,015	510	5.81	0.969	4	67
Morocco	3,137	3,355	219	1.77	0.295	15	126
Mozambique	426	481	55	0.254	0.0423	48	186
Namibia	5,589	5,924	334	3.12	0.521	9	97
Niger	438	489	51	0.258	0.0430	47	185
Nigeria	1,995	2,050	56	1.08	0.180	20	145
Rwanda	772	800	29	0.422	0.0704	39	176
São Tomé and Príncipe	1,847	2,069	222	1.09	0.182	19	144
Senegal	1,331	1,485	154	0.783	0.131	25	154
Seychelles	15,859	16,377	517	8.64	1.44	2	54
Sierra Leone	488	496	8	0.261	0.0436	46	184
South Africa	6,180	6,560	380	3.46	0.577	8	91
South Sudan	243	307	64	0.162	0.0270	54	192
Sudan	1,123	792	-332	0.418	0.0697	40	177
Tanzania	1,034	1,090	56	0.575	0.0959	31	164
Togo	611	668	57	0.352	0.0588	44	181
Tunisia	3,465	3,573	109	1.88	0.314	14	125
Uganda	707	717	11	0.378	0.0631	43	180
Zambia	1,491	1,450	-41	0.765	0.128	27	157
Zimbabwe	1,185	1,269	84	0.669	0.112	29	161
Africa	1,821	1,896	75

GDP per capita (PPP)
Country/Economy	GDP per capita (Int. $)			Times to		Rank		PPP/Nom
Country/Economy	2017	2018	Change	Africa	World	Africa	World	PPP/Nom
Algeria	15,167	15,611	444	2.84	0.862	7	87	3.508
Angola	6,835	6,782	-53	1.23	0.374	17	134	1.728
Benin	2,282	2,411	129	0.439	0.133	34	167	2.612
Botswana	17,021	17,888	867	3.26	0.987	6	81	2.190
Burkina Faso	1,868	1,996	128	0.363	0.110	40	177	2.719
Burundi	737	733	-4	0.133	0.0405	53	191	2.388
Cabo Verde	7,022	7,400	378	1.35	0.408	15	129	2.043
Cameroon	3,688	3,820	132	0.696	0.211	24	150	2.473
Central African Republic	680	712	32	0.130	0.0393	54	192	1.569
Chad	2,349	2,428	79	0.442	0.134	33	166	2.729
Comoros	1,595	1,633	38	0.297	0.0901	44	182	1.862
Democratic Republic of the Congo	792	816	25	0.149	0.0451	52	190	1.707
Republic of Congo	6,761	6,881	121	1.25	0.380	16	132	2.676
Côte d'Ivoire	3,892	4,170	277	0.759	0.230	22	147	2.328
Djibouti	3,567	3,788	221	0.690	0.209	25	152	1.817
Egypt	12,698	13,374	676	2.43	0.738	9	99	5.199
Equatorial Guinea	37,402	34,421	-2,981	6.27	1.90	2	44	2.251
Eritrea	1,585	1,658	73	0.302	0.0915	43	181	1.491
Eswatini	10,110	10,347	237	1.88	0.571	13	111	2.528
Ethiopia	2,165	2,344	179	0.427	0.129	36	170	2.632
Gabon	18,105	18,648	542	3.40	1.03	5	77	2.224
The Gambia	2,642	2,763	120	0.503	0.152	31	164	3.734
Ghana	4,740	5,026	287	0.915	0.277	19	142	2.813
Guinea	2,156	2,277	121	0.415	0.126	37	171	2.632
Guinea-Bissau	1,865	1,951	86	0.355	0.108	41	178	2.291
Kenya	3,502	3,694	192	0.673	0.204	26	153	1.981
Lesotho	3,294	3,374	80	0.614	0.186	29	159	2.302
Liberia	1,292	1,327	35	0.242	0.0732	48	186	2.001
Libya	9,610	10,797	1,188	1.97	0.596	12	110	1.626
Madagascar	1,556	1,626	70	0.296	0.0897	45	183	3.425
Malawi	1,170	1,202	32	0.219	0.0663	51	189	3.442
Mali	2,182	2,271	90	0.414	0.125	38	172	2.547
Mauritania	4,452	4,564	112	0.831	0.252	20	144	3.484
Mauritius	22,279	23,597	1,319	4.30	1.30	4	64	2.142
Morocco	8,568	8,956	388	1.63	0.494	14	119	2.669
Mozambique	1,256	1,295	39	0.236	0.0715	49	187	2.691
Namibia	11,229	11,516	287	2.10	0.636	11	107	1.944
Niger	1,165	1,218	53	0.222	0.0672	50	188	2.490
Nigeria	5,941	6,030	89	1.10	0.333	18	136	2.941
Rwanda	2,084	2,231	147	0.406	0.123	39	174	2.788
São Tomé and Príncipe	3,228	3,359	130	0.611	0.185	30	160	1.623
Senegal	3,456	3,676	220	0.669	0.203	27	155	2.475
Seychelles	29,115	30,516	1,401	5.56	1.68	3	52	1.863
Sierra Leone	1,559	1,618	59	0.295	0.0893	46	184	3.264
South Africa	13,573	13,775	202	2.51	0.760	8	95	2.100
South Sudan	1,590	1,527	-63	0.278	0.0843	47	185	4.980
Sudan	4,349	4,222	-127	0.769	0.233	21	146	5.331
Tanzania	3,247	3,446	199	0.627	0.190	28	158	3.162
Togo	1,663	1,738	75	0.316	0.0959	42	180	2.600
Tunisia	11,936	12,370	434	2.25	0.683	10	102	3.462
Uganda	2,367	2,490	122	0.453	0.137	32	165	3.470
Zambia	3,999	4,120	121	0.750	0.227	23	148	2.840
Zimbabwe	2,304	2,381	77	0.434	0.131	35	168	1.877
Africa	5,322	5,493	170					2.896