GDP by Country in Africa (2026) - IMF

  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (April 2026). Data Type: Projections for 2026 in Nominal terms.
  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced and sold within a country over one year. (Learn more)
  • Nominal (or "Current") GDP reflects current prices and exchange rates, without adjustments for inflation or cost-of-living differences.
  • See also: GDP per Capita by Country
# Country GDP GDP (Full Value) GDP Growth GDP per Capita
1 South Africa $479.96 billion $479,964,000,000 1.05% $7,503
2 Egypt $429.64 billion $429,645,000,000 4.24% $3,904
3 Nigeria $377.37 billion $377,365,000,000 4.06% $1,556
4 Algeria $317.17 billion $317,173,000,000 3.78% $6,628
5 Morocco $194.33 billion $194,333,000,000 4.87% $5,107
6 Angola $152.35 billion $152,354,000,000 2.29% $3,754
7 Kenya $147.26 billion $147,265,000,000 4.47% $2,714
8 DR Congo $123.41 billion $123,406,000,000 5.90% $1,122
9 Ethiopia $121.53 billion $121,527,000,000 9.20% $1,081
10 Ghana $118.29 billion $118,293,000,000 4.75% $3,314
11 Côte d'Ivoire $112.11 billion $112,115,000,000 6.20% $3,313
12 Tanzania $94.89 billion $94,889,000,000 5.94% $1,362
13 Uganda $73.37 billion $73,370,000,000 7.51% $1,476
14 Cameroon $65.14 billion $65,135,000,000 3.34% $2,125
15 Tunisia $60.74 billion $60,745,000,000 2.11% $4,893
16 Zimbabwe $56.71 billion $56,713,000,000 4.97% $3,199
17 Libya $52.45 billion $52,453,000,000 6.72% $6,962
18 Sudan $44.69 billion $44,688,000,000 0.71% $864
19 Zambia $41.24 billion $41,243,000,000 4.29% $1,831
20 Senegal $40.47 billion $40,469,000,000 2.17% $2,054
21 Mali $33.85 billion $33,847,000,000 5.50% $1,301
22 Burkina Faso $32.51 billion $32,513,000,000 4.86% $1,319
23 Guinea $29.93 billion $29,930,000,000 8.68% $1,848
24 Benin $27.79 billion $27,786,000,000 6.97% $1,809
25 Chad $25.63 billion $25,628,000,000 5.23% $1,315
26 Niger $24.81 billion $24,813,000,000 6.73% $822
27 Gabon $23.36 billion $23,363,000,000 2.67% $9,918
28 Mozambique $23.27 billion $23,275,000,000 0.52% $632
29 Botswana $21.94 billion $21,937,000,000 4.75% $8,490
30 Madagascar $21.18 billion $21,185,000,000 3.64% $656
31 Malawi $18.15 billion $18,152,000,000 2.23% $733
32 Rwanda $17.34 billion $17,336,000,000 7.23% $1,198
33 Namibia $17.31 billion $17,314,000,000 2.40% $5,573
34 Mauritius $17.12 billion $17,119,000,000 3.40% $13,812
35 Congo $17.03 billion $17,028,000,000 2.84% $2,554
36 Mauritania $14.35 billion $14,352,000,000 4.42% $3,033
37 Somalia $14.17 billion $14,174,000,000 2.60% $813
38 Equatorial Guinea $13.72 billion $13,722,000,000 −2.69% $8,152
39 Togo $13.44 billion $13,437,000,000 5.00% $1,341
40 Sierra Leone $8.27 billion $8,270,000,000 4.55% $919
41 Burundi $8.14 billion $8,137,000,000 3.82% $546
42 South Sudan $6.07 billion $6,069,000,000 4.14% $488
43 Eswatini $5.79 billion $5,792,000,000 4.04% $4,927
44 Liberia $5.64 billion $5,642,000,000 5.11% $964
45 Djibouti $4.72 billion $4,725,000,000 6.00% $4,421
46 Central African Republic $3.49 billion $3,492,000,000 2.61% $613
47 Cabo Verde $3.45 billion $3,448,000,000 4.79% $6,670
48 Guinea-Bissau $2.98 billion $2,985,000,000 4.90% $1,449
49 Lesotho $2.97 billion $2,972,000,000 1.11% $1,241
50 Gambia $2.79 billion $2,792,000,000 5.11% $953
51 Eritrea $2.28 billion (UN, 2023) $2,275,290,216 2.80% $656
52 Seychelles $2.25 billion $2,251,000,000 1.52% $17,675
53 Comoros $1.81 billion $1,814,000,000 4.08% $1,951
54 Sao Tome & Principe $1.16 billion $1,161,000,000 3.40% $4,739
# Country GDP GDP (Full Value) GDP Growth GDP per Capita Share of World GDP
1 South Africa $400.26 billion $400,260,724,226 0.58% $6,253 0.36%
2 Egypt $389.06 billion $389,059,911,004 2.40% $3,338 0.35%
3 Algeria $263.62 billion $263,619,794,507 3.30% $5,631 0.24%
4 Nigeria $187.76 billion $187,759,703,100 3.43% $807 0.17%
5 Morocco $154.43 billion $154,430,996,473 3.24% $3,993 0.14%
6 Ethiopia $142.07 billion (IMF) $142,073,000,000 8.05% $1,311 0.13%
7 Kenya $124.5 billion $124,498,691,699 4.50% $2,206 0.11%
8 Côte d'Ivoire $86.54 billion $86,538,413,923 5.95% $2,710 0.08%
9 Ghana $82.83 billion $82,825,288,889 5.68% $2,406 0.07%
10 Angola $80.4 billion $80,396,942,242 4.42% $2,122 0.07%
11 Tanzania $78.78 billion $78,779,864,877 5.53% $1,186 0.07%
12 DR Congo $70.75 billion $70,749,355,652 6.68% $647 0.06%
13 Uganda $53.65 billion $53,651,874,314 6.14% $1,073 0.05%
14 Tunisia $53.41 billion $53,409,988,745 1.35% $4,350 0.05%
15 Cameroon $51.33 billion $51,326,764,685 3.67% $1,762 0.05%
16 Sudan $49.91 billion $49,909,807,030 −13.49% $989 0.04%
17 Libya $46.64 billion $46,636,278,902 −0.61% $6,318 0.04%
18 Zimbabwe $44.19 billion $44,187,704,410 2.03% $2,656 0.04%
19 Senegal $32.27 billion $32,267,254,425 6.89% $1,744 0.03%
20 Mali $26.59 billion $26,588,067,731 5.00% $1,086 0.02%
21 Zambia $26.33 billion $26,325,775,287 4.04% $1,235 0.02%
22 Guinea $25.33 billion $25,334,307,879 5.67% $1,717 0.02%
23 Burkina Faso $23.25 billion $23,250,214,910 4.99% $987 0.02%
24 Mozambique $22.42 billion $22,416,650,343 1.85% $647 0.02%
25 Benin $21.48 billion $21,482,643,720 7.45% $1,485 0.02%
26 Gabon $20.87 billion $20,867,044,936 3.38% $8,219 0.02%
27 Chad $20.63 billion $20,625,711,665 3.65% $1,016 0.02%
28 Niger $19.54 billion $19,537,639,288 8.42% $723 0.02%
29 Botswana $19.4 billion $19,400,774,882 −2.99% $7,695 0.02%
30 Madagascar $17.42 billion $17,420,814,801 4.20% $545 0.02%
31 Congo $15.72 billion $15,719,985,776 2.58% $2,482 0.01%
32 Mauritius $14.95 billion $14,952,555,415 4.69% $11,872 0.01%
33 Rwanda $14.25 billion $14,251,642,231 8.89% $1,000 0.01%
34 Namibia $13.37 billion $13,372,354,269 3.71% $4,413 0.01%
35 Equatorial Guinea $12.77 billion $12,765,777,677 0.91% $6,745 0.01%
36 Somalia $12.11 billion $12,108,515,110 3.97% $637 0.01%
37 Malawi $11.01 billion $11,008,925,323 1.83% $508 0.0099%
38 Mauritania $10.77 billion $10,766,731,874 5.20% $2,083 0.0097%
39 Togo $9.93 billion $9,925,732,120 5.30% $1,043 0.0089%
40 Sierra Leone $7.55 billion $7,547,843,281 4.00% $873 0.0068%
41 Eswatini $4.89 billion $4,891,883,720 2.64% $3,936 0.0044%
42 Liberia $4.75 billion $4,750,000,000 4.79% $846 0.0043%
43 South Sudan $4.64 billion (IMF) $4,637,000,000 −26.14% $388 0.0042%
44 Djibouti $4.09 billion $4,086,402,719 5.95% $3,496 0.0037%
45 Cabo Verde $2.77 billion $2,767,599,017 7.27% $5,273 0.0025%
46 Central African Republic $2.75 billion $2,751,544,520 1.54% $516 0.0025%
47 Gambia $2.51 billion $2,507,519,958 5.75% $909 0.0023%
48 Eritrea $2.28 billion (UN, 2023) $2,275,290,216 2.80% $656 0.0021%
49 Lesotho $2.27 billion $2,271,541,846 2.76% $972 0.0020%
50 Seychelles $2.17 billion $2,167,239,562 3.47% $17,859 0.0019%
51 Burundi $2.16 billion $2,162,378,759 3.49% $154 0.0019%
52 Guinea-Bissau $2.12 billion $2,119,865,935 4.81% $963 0.0019%
53 Comoros $1.55 billion $1,546,164,420 3.39% $1,784 0.0014%
54 Sao Tome & Principe $764.27 million $764,274,043 0.90% $3,245 0.00069%