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
20232024ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
ERIEritrea 638627-11325.1047186
DZAAlgeria5,3245,72239829546.68113
AGOAngola2,5662,432-13412519.819149
BENBenin1,4111,5121017812.328163
BWABotswana7,6427,87523340664.1491
BFABurkina Faso87191039477.4140179
BDIBurundi325230-95121.8754195
CPVCabo Verde4,3684,65628824037.910123
CMRCameroon1,7111,8151049314.826160
CAFCentral African Republic51453824284.3850189
TCDChad9761,01438528.2637176
COMComoros1,3531,384327111.330167
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo67371542375.8244183
COGRepublic of Congo2,3502,45710712720.018147
CIVCôte d'Ivoire2,5722,71714514022.117142
DJIDjibouti3,9074,18427721534.113127
EGYEgypt3,7283,225-50316626.315136
GNQEquatorial Guinea6,6606,7337434754.86101
SWZEswatini4,1844,32414022335.212126
ETHEthiopia1,5111,9103999815.524158
GABGabon9,2909,3081847975.8385
GMBThe Gambia89398996518.0538177
GHAGhana2,3182,230-8811518.221152
GINGuinea1,5291,6511218513.427161
GNBGuinea-Bissau1,0171,08771568.8535174
KENKenya2,1131,983-13010216.123154
LSOLesotho1,0521,10755579.0134173
LBRLiberia80885547446.9642181
LBYLibya6,5766,97539935956.85100
MDGMadagascar5295389284.3849188
MWIMalawi578481-97253.9152192
MLIMali88689913467.3241180
MRTMauritania2,3802,347-3312119.120150
MUSMauritius11,39612,9731,577668106273
MARMorocco3,8894,07818921033.214129
MOZMozambique63065929345.3746185
NAMNamibia4,6654,7458124438.69121
NERNiger61167059355.4645184
NGANigeria1,6881,110-578579.0433172
RWARwanda1,039989-50518.0539178
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe2,8283,16733916325.816138
SENSenegal1,7291,9001709815.525159
SYCSeychelles21,57521,8753001,126178156
SLESierra Leone46152766274.2951190
SOMSomalia72877648406.3243182
ZAFSouth Africa6,1385,975-16330848.67111
SSDSouth Sudan486422-64223.4353193
SDNSudan53754710284.4548187
TZATanzania1,2541,220-34639.9331170
TGOTogo9981,05860548.6236175
TUNTunisia4,1924,43524322836.111125
UGAUganda1,1391,20263629.7832171
ZMBZambia1,3811,413327311.529165
ZWEZimbabwe1,9932,0889510717.022153
Africa 2,023 1,942 -81 14.75
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20232024ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
ERIEritrea 1,9211,807-114329.66471872.883
DZAAlgeria15,71816,48376525188.181052.881
AGOAngola7,0147,15313810938.2181412.942
BENBenin4,3154,5582436924.4251573.014
BWABotswana19,26020,0978373061074882.552
BFABurkina Faso2,6472,7811344214.9401783.055
BDIBurundi88391633144.89531943.981
CPVCabo Verde9,72110,30458415755.1141292.213
CMRCameroon4,6474,8421957425.9221532.668
CAFCentral African Republic1,1051,12317176.00521932.088
TCDChad2,5572,620634014.0421812.583
COMComoros3,4563,532765418.9301662.551
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,4951,55258248.29511922.172
COGRepublic of Congo4,5564,7401847225.3231541.929
CIVCôte d'Ivoire6,4696,86039110536.7201442.524
DJIDjibouti7,1577,70755011841.2151361.842
EGYEgypt17,03817,61457626994.17985.462
GNQEquatorial Guinea18,39518,378-1728098.26962.729
SWZEswatini12,02712,63761019367.5111162.923
ETHEthiopia3,7544,0192666121.5281612.104
GABGabon18,86219,4525912971045922.090
GMBThe Gambia2,8342,9931594616.0371743.026
GHAGhana6,9727,15618410938.2171403.209
GINGuinea3,2373,3661295118.0331692.039
GNBGuinea-Bissau3,0763,2391634917.3351712.978
KENKenya6,6036,97637310637.3191423.518
LSOLesotho3,1153,2271124917.2361722.915
LBRLiberia1,7871,882952910.1461862.202
LBYLibya24,19626,4562,2604031413733.793
MDGMadagascar1,9011,979783010.6451853.678
MWIMalawi1,6651,71247269.15481893.561
MLIMali2,6302,714844114.5411793.020
MRTMauritania7,2977,68038311741.0161373.272
MUSMauritius29,88232,0942,2124891712652.474
MARMorocco10,46010,94748616758.5131252.685
MOZMozambique1,5771,64972258.81501912.501
NAMNamibia11,62712,00838018364.2121202.530
NERNiger1,5361,675138268.95491902.499
NGANigeria6,1406,3402009733.9211475.712
RWARwanda3,1563,3672115118.0321683.406
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe4,1094,2381306522.6271601.338
SENSenegal4,3204,6613417124.9241562.454
SYCSeychelles41,18043,1511,9716582311541.973
SLESierra Leone2,0972,189923311.7431824.156
SOMSomalia1,9962,062663111.0441832.658
ZAFSouth Africa16,14016,42428425087.891062.749
SSDSouth Sudan4334552272.43541951.079
SDNSudan3,6013,443-1585218.4311676.298
TZATanzania3,5703,7461765720.0291633.070
TGOTogo2,7642,9111464415.6391772.750
TUNTunisia13,18613,64545920872.9101133.077
UGAUganda3,1853,3451605117.9341702.783
ZMBZambia4,1794,3611836623.3261583.086
ZWEZimbabwe2,8702,9751054515.9381751.425
Africa 6,339 6,559 220 29.76