Africa GDP PPP (2026)

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Population: 1,584,985,259 Countries: 54 Year: 2026

Africa GDP PPP in 2026 measures the continent's economic output after adjusting for differences in purchasing power and local price levels between countries. Explore Africa GDP at purchasing power parity, compare African economies by PPP, and see how differences in domestic prices affect the relative economic size of countries across the continent.

Total GDP (PPP) $12.26 Trillion Year: 2026
Number of Countries 54 Countries
Share of World GDP PPP 5.50% of World
Largest Economy ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt $2.57 Trillion
Smallest Economy ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros $3.93 Billion
Average GDP (PPP) $240.35 Billion Per Country

Africa GDP PPP by Country (2026)

# Country GDP PPP (2026)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt $2.57 Trillion 20.94% 1.15%
2 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria $2.42 Trillion 19.78% 1.09%
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa $1.07 Trillion 8.74% 0.48%
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria $941.54 Billion 7.68% 0.42%
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia $558.90 Billion 4.56% 0.25%
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco $469.39 Billion 3.83% 0.21%
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya $435.23 Billion 3.55% 0.20%
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola $423.95 Billion 3.46% 0.19%
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana $325.43 Billion 2.65% 0.15%
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania $320.88 Billion 2.62% 0.14%
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ DR Congo $235.94 Billion 1.92% 0.11%
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda $208.38 Billion 1.70% 0.09%
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia $196.56 Billion 1.60% 0.09%
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon $183.68 Billion 1.50% 0.08%
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe $149.68 Billion 1.22% 0.07%
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya $141.26 Billion 1.15% 0.06%
17 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan $126.79 Billion 1.03% 0.06%
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal $109.63 Billion 0.89% 0.05%
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia $102.98 Billion 0.84% 0.05%
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali $95.36 Billion 0.78% 0.04%
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ Guinea $83.86 Billion 0.68% 0.04%
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ Burkina Faso $79.54 Billion 0.65% 0.04%
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Benin $78.13 Billion 0.64% 0.04%
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Madagascar $68.06 Billion 0.56% 0.03%
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช Niger $67.42 Billion 0.55% 0.03%
26 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ Chad $67.41 Billion 0.55% 0.03%
27 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda $65.46 Billion 0.53% 0.03%
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique $62.58 Billion 0.51% 0.03%
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon $60.89 Billion 0.50% 0.03%
30 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana $56.95 Billion 0.46% 0.03%
31 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Congo $44.75 Billion 0.37% 0.02%
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi $44.47 Billion 0.36% 0.02%
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius $44.27 Billion 0.36% 0.02%
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania $43.91 Billion 0.36% 0.02%
35 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia $39.35 Billion 0.32% 0.02%
36 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo $37.64 Billion 0.31% 0.02%
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone $35.19 Billion 0.29% 0.02%
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia $34.11 Billion 0.28% 0.02%
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea $32.09 Billion 0.26% 0.01%
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ South Sudan $19.16 Billion 0.16% 0.01%
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini $16.75 Billion 0.14% 0.01%
42 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ Burundi $15.36 Billion 0.13% 0.01%
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Liberia $12.27 Billion 0.10% 0.01%
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia $11.32 Billion 0.09% 0.01%
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti $10.87 Billion 0.09% 0.00%
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ Central African Republic $8.37 Billion 0.07% 0.00%
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho $7.90 Billion 0.06% 0.00%
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ Guinea-Bissau $7.20 Billion 0.06% 0.00%
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde $6.88 Billion 0.06% 0.00%
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles $4.57 Billion 0.04% 0.00%
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros $3.93 Billion 0.03% 0.00%

Africa GDP PPP Share by Country (2026)

$12.26T Total PPP
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt 20.9%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria 19.8%
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 8.7%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria 7.7%
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia 4.6%
Other countries 38.3%

Largest Economies in Africa by PPP (2026)

1
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
$2.57T
2
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria
$2.42T
3
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
$1.07T
4
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
$941.54B
5
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
$558.90B
6
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
$469.39B
7
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
$435.23B
8
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola
$423.95B
9
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana
$325.43B
10
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania
$320.88B

Africa Countries

54 Countries Click on a country to view details

Share of World GDP PPP (2026)

5.50% Africa
Asia 49.52%
North America 18.21%
Europe 20.37%
South America 4.79%
Africa 5.50%
Oceania 1.12%

Africa Economy Overview

Purchasing power parity provides another perspective on the size of African economies by accounting for differences in domestic prices and living costs. PPP can significantly change economic rankings compared with nominal GDP, particularly in developing economies where goods and services may cost less than in higher-income markets. Population, productivity, domestic consumption, agriculture, industrial output, services, wages, and local price levels all influence Africa's GDP measured at PPP.

Africa GDP Outlook

Africa's GDP PPP outlook for 2026 reflects the continued expansion of large populations, consumer markets, and developing economies across the continent. Rising productivity, urbanization, infrastructure investment, industrial development, and domestic consumption could increase purchasing-power-adjusted output. Long-term changes in population, prices, investment, productivity, and real economic growth will remain important drivers of Africa's PPP-based economy.

Sources
International Monetary Fund (IMF) โ€“ World Economic Outlook (WEO) World Bank โ€“ GDP (Current US$) OECD โ€“ Data Explorer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Africa's combined nominal GDP in 2026 is approximately $12.26 Trillion.
Egypt is the largest economy in Africa based on the latest nominal GDP data used on this page.
Africa includes 54 countries in the current page dataset.
GDP per capita rankings are calculated from the available country-level GDP and population data for the selected group.