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)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20222023ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
ERIEritrea 652641-11325.2246185
DZAAlgeria4,3074,87556824039.78117
AGOAngola3,4382,550-88812620.819146
BENBenin1,3031,4491467111.829165
BWABotswana7,7387,7582138263.2490
BFABurkina Faso83288856447.2340179
BDIBurundi311246-65122.0054195
CPVCabo Verde4,0484,50345422236.710121
CMRCameroon1,5881,7221348514.025159
CAFCentral African Republic49153948274.3949189
TCDChad6957038355.7243182
COMComoros1,2941,377836811.231168
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo680675-4335.5044183
COGRepublic of Congo2,8382,8581914123.317140
CIVCôte d'Ivoire2,4732,72825513422.218141
DJIDjibouti3,6043,76115718530.615132
EGYEgypt4,5873,770-81718630.714131
GNQEquatorial Guinea7,8546,502-1,35232052.9599
SWZEswatini4,2023,995-20719732.512127
ETHEthiopia1,1561,4733177312.028163
GABGabon9,7718,832-93943571.9385
GMBThe Gambia84290361457.3539178
GHAGhana2,2522,3297711519.021149
GINGuinea1,3841,5431597612.627161
GNBGuinea-Bissau9061,028122518.3736175
KENKenya2,2452,188-5810817.822151
LSOLesotho1,1661,110-56559.0434173
LBRLiberia74980051396.5141180
LBYLibya5,5775,87229528947.87107
MDGMadagascar5235306264.3151191
MWIMalawi56758012294.7248188
MLIMali84791365457.4338177
MRTMauritania2,2852,3385311519.020148
MUSMauritius10,22711,7521,52457995.7277
MARMorocco3,5703,98041019632.413128
MOZMozambique58164766325.2745184
NAMNamibia4,8544,786-6923639.09119
NERNiger59263139315.1447186
NGANigeria2,2021,755-4478714.324158
RWARwanda1,0051,03227518.4035174
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe2,4132,90549214323.616139
SENSenegal1,5701,7151458514.026160
SYCSeychelles19,98320,8909071,030170154
SLESierra Leone480415-65203.3853193
SOMSomalia66771750355.8442181
ZAFSouth Africa6,6846,191-49430550.46102
SSDSouth Sudan585417-168213.4052192
SDNSudan723534-189264.3550190
TZATanzania1,2531,327746510.832170
TGOTogo9201,00485508.1837176
TUNTunisia3,8224,19136820734.111125
UGAUganda1,1031,16360579.4733172
ZMBZambia1,4861,436-507111.730166
ZWEZimbabwe1,9912,006159916.323153
Africa 2,141 2,029 -112 15.3
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20222023ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
ERIEritrea 2,0912,1951043211.7421813.422
DZAAlgeria12,90013,68278121773.191122.807
AGOAngola6,9447,07713311237.8161382.775
BENBenin4,0484,3052576823.0251572.971
BWABotswana18,32319,3941,0713081044892.500
BFABurkina Faso2,5492,6831344314.3401773.021
BDIBurundi85689034144.76531943.621
CPVCabo Verde9,2639,90964615852.9141292.201
CMRCameroon4,4314,6612307424.9231552.707
CAFCentral African Republic1,0811,10928185.93521932.057
TCDChad1,7241,80782299.65461862.570
COMComoros3,3633,4641005518.5311652.515
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,4091,510101248.07511912.235
COGRepublic of Congo5,2765,5522768829.7221511.943
CIVCôte d'Ivoire6,4866,96047411137.2181402.551
DJIDjibouti6,5026,98548311137.3171391.857
EGYEgypt16,17417,12394927291.57974.542
GNQEquatorial Guinea19,46518,363-1,10229298.16942.824
SWZEswatini11,21711,85964218963.4111182.968
ETHEthiopia3,4353,7192845919.9281622.524
GABGabon18,20619,1659593051025902.170
GMBThe Gambia2,6702,8371674515.2371743.141
GHAGhana6,7526,90515311036.9191412.965
GINGuinea3,0253,2412165217.3321672.101
GNBGuinea-Bissau2,9113,0881774916.5361723.004
KENKenya6,1516,57742610535.1201443.006
LSOLesotho3,0923,2351435117.3331682.914
LBRLiberia1,6901,78999289.56471872.236
LBYLibya21,10424,3823,2783881303754.152
MDGMadagascar1,8171,907893010.2451853.600
MWIMalawi1,6281,66841278.91481882.878
MLIMali2,5142,6391254214.1411782.892
MRTMauritania7,1137,54242912040.3151353.226
MUSMauritius26,93429,3492,4154671572662.497
MARMorocco9,90010,40850916555.6131262.615
MOZMozambique1,4691,584116258.47491892.448
NAMNamibia11,08011,60352318462.0121212.425
NERNiger1,5181,57961258.44501902.503
NGANigeria5,9096,1482399832.8211473.502
RWARwanda2,9043,1372335016.8351713.041
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe4,0674,147796622.2261581.428
SENSenegal4,1174,3252086923.1241562.522
SYCSeychelles39,07941,8292,7506652241522.002
SLESierra Leone2,0092,097883311.2431825.054
SOMSomalia1,9281,998713210.7441842.786
ZAFSouth Africa15,72816,21148325886.681002.619
SSDSouth Sudan4564761982.54541951.140
SDNSudan4,3663,605-7625719.3291636.752
TZATanzania3,3943,5952015719.2301642.710
TGOTogo2,5942,7681744414.8381752.755
TUNTunisia12,72313,24952621170.8101143.162
UGAUganda3,0623,2221615117.2341692.771
ZMBZambia3,8944,0681746521.7271592.833
ZWEZimbabwe2,6032,7501474414.7391761.371
Africa 6,029 6,291 262 28.34