List of African countries by GDP per capita

Source IMF World Economic Outlook (April-2024)
Date11 Sep 2024

Seychelles is the richest economy in Africa, followed by Mauritius. Only these two economies would have a per capita GDP above $10,000. Burundi is the poorest economy in Africa. Seventeen African economies have a GDP per capita below $1,000.

In 2024, Libya will overtake Equatorial Guinea to become the 5th richest economy in Africa. The Republic of Congo will overtake Mauritania and Angola. None of the African economies are in the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings.

Out of 54 economies, the nominal GDP per capita of 41 economies would increase, and 13 economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Mauritius will add $1,577 in 2024, followed by Libya ($399), Ethiopia ($399), and Algeria ($398). Nigeria ($-578) and Egypt ($-503) are the top decliners.

In PPP data, four economies have GDP per capita of above 20k Int. Dollars. Fourteen economies would have a per capita GDP above Int. $10,000. Algeria would overtake South Africa to become the 8th richest economy in Africa. None of the African economies is in the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings. South Sudan is the poorest economy in Africa in terms of PPP.

Out of 54 economies, the GDP (PPP) per capita of 51 would increase, and three economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Libya will add Int. $2,260 in 2023, followed by Mauritius (Int. $2,212) and the Seychelles (Int. $1,971). Sudan, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea are the three decliners.

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GDP per capita (Nominal)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20242025ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
DZAAlgeria5,6825,691929740.28116
AGOAngola3,0542,884-16915020.417141
BENBenin1,5071,532258010.828162
BWABotswana7,1177,021-9636649.65103
BFABurkina Faso1,0051,107101587.8133171
BDIBurundi355490135263.4652190
CPVCabo Verde5,3295,4219228338.39119
CMRCameroon1,8011,865649713.225158
CAFCentral African Republic5315321283.7651189
TCDChad1,035991-44527.0038176
COMComoros1,6371,702658912.027160
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo68874354395.2446184
COGRepublic of Congo2,3602,356-412316.622154
CIVCôte d'Ivoire2,7232,87214915020.318143
DJIDjibouti4,0824,34326222730.714131
EGYEgypt3,5703,174-39716622.416139
GNQEquatorial Guinea7,8887,750-13840454.7499
SWZEswatini4,4214,61319224132.611126
ETHEthiopia1,3201,066-254567.5335173
GABGabon9,2028,842-36046162.4389
GMBThe Gambia93998848526.9739177
GHAGhana2,4062,51911313117.819149
GINGuinea1,6711,9042349913.424157
GNBGuinea-Bissau1,1041,12622597.9532170
KENKenya2,3052,46816312917.421151
LSOLesotho1,0671,09831577.7534172
LBRLiberia86690841476.4142180
LBYLibya6,0986,80170235548.06106
MDGMadagascar56959526314.2049187
MWIMalawi50458076304.1050188
MLIMali946936-9496.6140178
MRTMauritania2,3622,47811612917.520150
MUSMauritius11,88312,33245064387.1280
MARMorocco4,1574,39724022931.113129
MOZMozambique63066334354.6847185
NAMNamibia4,4724,66119024332.910124
NERNiger70775144395.3045183
NGANigeria824807-17425.7043181
RWARwanda1,0281,04315547.3737175
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe3,3573,56921218625.215135
SENSenegal1,7631,811499412.826159
SYCSeychelles21,53221,6331011,128153157
SLESierra Leone85391663486.4741179
SOMSomalia73576631405.4144182
ZAFSouth Africa6,3326,3976533445.27111
SSDSouth Sudan351251-100131.7853193
SDNSudan57562550334.4148186
TZATanzania1,2291,28051679.0431168
TGOTogo1,0521,0531557.4436174
TUNTunisia4,3024,52822623632.012127
UGAUganda1,2111,338128709.4529166
ZMBZambia1,2461,33286699.4130167
ZWEZimbabwe2,0732,19912611515.523155
Africa 1,927 1,917 -10 13.54
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20242025ChangeAfricaWorld AfricaWorld
DZAAlgeria17,67018,52585525372.071043.255
AGOAngola10,07910,23415514039.8151323.548
BENBenin4,5094,7882796518.6271593.126
BWABotswana19,03919,16612726274.561022.730
BFABurkina Faso2,8512,9781274111.6411782.691
BDIBurundi1,0001,01515143.94521922.072
CPVCabo Verde11,42712,25582816847.6131242.261
CMRCameroon5,5485,7602127922.4241543.088
CAFCentral African Republic1,3021,33028185.17511912.501
TCDChad2,9432,988454111.6401763.015
COMComoros3,8564,0181625515.6331662.362
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,8101,88474267.32481872.537
COGRepublic of Congo6,3916,5932029025.6221502.798
CIVCôte d'Ivoire7,6458,11146611131.5191412.824
DJIDjibouti8,7599,41565512936.6161342.168
EGYEgypt20,75021,66891829684.24926.828
GNQEquatorial Guinea21,10320,165-93827678.35972.602
SWZEswatini12,86213,73487118853.3111192.977
ETHEthiopia4,0834,3983156017.1301634.124
GABGabon24,11824,90879034196.83842.817
GMBThe Gambia3,4943,6881945014.3351703.734
GHAGhana8,0278,41738911532.7181393.341
GINGuinea4,4284,7493216518.4281612.494
GNBGuinea-Bissau3,1023,2791764512.7391742.911
KENKenya7,1247,53441010329.3201463.053
LSOLesotho3,2863,384974613.1381733.082
LBRLiberia1,8992,006107277.79461852.210
LBYLibya14,89417,7582,86424369.081062.611
MDGMadagascar1,9682,04375287.94451843.434
MWIMalawi1,7221,77856246.91491883.064
MLIMali2,8112,9341234011.4421793.134
MRTMauritania8,2508,65440411833.6171373.493
MUSMauritius31,07932,9111,8324501282702.669
MARMorocco10,65911,26660715443.8141292.562
MOZMozambique1,6891,72940246.72501892.606
NAMNamibia11,84412,37352916948.1121232.654
NERNiger1,9872,096109298.14441822.790
NGANigeria6,5806,7922129326.4211498.419
RWARwanda3,8144,1042895615.9321653.935
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe6,1956,4222288824.9231511.799
SENSenegal5,0755,4994247521.4251563.036
SYCSeychelles39,88142,0092,1295751631591.942
SLESierra Leone3,3723,5501784913.8361713.876
SOMSomalia1,8451,91671267.44471862.501
ZAFSouth Africa15,65415,98933421962.191122.499
SSDSouth Sudan750716-34102.78531932.848
SDNSudan2,3442,336-8329.07431813.738
TZATanzania4,1354,3712356017.0311643.415
TGOTogo3,2913,4731824813.5371723.297
TUNTunisia14,30414,77947520257.4101173.264
UGAUganda3,6843,8962125315.1341672.911
ZMBZambia4,2604,5222626217.6291623.395
ZWEZimbabwe5,0765,4073327421.0261572.459
Africa 7,025 7,311 286 28.4