Africa GDP by Country (2026)

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

Africa GDP by country in 2026 shows how economic output is distributed across the continent's economies. Explore GDP data for African countries, compare the largest and smallest economies, view country rankings, and see how individual nations contribute to Africa's total economic output.

Total GDP (Nominal) $3.57 Trillion Year: 2026
Number of Countries 54 Countries
Share of World GDP 2.82% of World
Largest Economy ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa $479.96 Billion
Smallest Economy ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros $1.81 Billion
Average GDP $67.37 Billion Per Country

GDP by Country โ€“ Africa (2026)

# Country GDP (2026)
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa $479.96 Billion 13.44% 0.38%
2 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt $429.65 Billion 12.03% 0.34%
3 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria $377.37 Billion 10.57% 0.30%
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria $317.17 Billion 8.88% 0.25%
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco $194.33 Billion 5.44% 0.15%
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola $152.35 Billion 4.27% 0.12%
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya $147.27 Billion 4.12% 0.12%
8 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ DR Congo $123.41 Billion 3.46% 0.10%
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia $121.53 Billion 3.40% 0.10%
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana $118.29 Billion 3.31% 0.09%
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Ivory Coast $112.12 Billion 3.14% 0.09%
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania $94.89 Billion 2.66% 0.07%
13 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda $73.37 Billion 2.05% 0.06%
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon $65.14 Billion 1.82% 0.05%
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia $60.75 Billion 1.70% 0.05%
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe $56.71 Billion 1.59% 0.04%
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya $52.45 Billion 1.47% 0.04%
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan $44.69 Billion 1.25% 0.04%
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia $41.24 Billion 1.16% 0.03%
20 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal $40.47 Billion 1.13% 0.03%
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali $33.85 Billion 0.95% 0.03%
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ Burkina Faso $32.51 Billion 0.91% 0.03%
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ Guinea $29.93 Billion 0.84% 0.02%
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Benin $27.79 Billion 0.78% 0.02%
25 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ Chad $25.63 Billion 0.72% 0.02%
26 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช Niger $24.81 Billion 0.69% 0.02%
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon $23.36 Billion 0.65% 0.02%
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique $23.28 Billion 0.65% 0.02%
29 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana $21.94 Billion 0.61% 0.02%
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Madagascar $21.19 Billion 0.59% 0.02%
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi $18.15 Billion 0.51% 0.01%
32 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda $17.34 Billion 0.49% 0.01%
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia $17.31 Billion 0.48% 0.01%
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius $17.12 Billion 0.48% 0.01%
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Congo $17.03 Billion 0.48% 0.01%
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania $14.35 Billion 0.40% 0.01%
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia $14.17 Billion 0.40% 0.01%
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea $13.72 Billion 0.38% 0.01%
39 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo $13.44 Billion 0.38% 0.01%
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone $8.27 Billion 0.23% 0.01%
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ Burundi $8.14 Billion 0.23% 0.01%
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ South Sudan $6.07 Billion 0.17% 0.00%
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini $5.79 Billion 0.16% 0.00%
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Liberia $5.64 Billion 0.16% 0.00%
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti $4.73 Billion 0.13% 0.00%
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ Central African Republic $3.49 Billion 0.10% 0.00%
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde $3.45 Billion 0.10% 0.00%
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ Guinea-Bissau $2.99 Billion 0.08% 0.00%
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho $2.97 Billion 0.08% 0.00%
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia $2.79 Billion 0.08% 0.00%
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Eritrea $2.28 Billion 0.06% 0.00%
52 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles $2.25 Billion 0.06% 0.00%
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros $1.81 Billion 0.05% 0.00%

Africa GDP Over Time (Nominal)

GDP $3.6T $2.9T $2.1T $1.4T $713.5B $0M 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022 2026

Largest Economies in Africa (2026)

1
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
$479.96B
2
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
$429.65B
3
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria
$377.37B
4
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
$317.17B
5
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
$194.33B
6
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola
$152.35B
7
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
$147.27B
8
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ DR Congo
$123.41B
9
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
$121.53B
10
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana
$118.29B

Africa Countries

54 Countries Click on a country to view details

Share of World GDP (2026)

2.82% Africa
Asia 35.49%
North America 30.08%
Europe 25.51%
South America 4.09%
Africa 2.82%
Oceania 1.96%

Africa Economy Overview

Africa includes some of the world's fastest-growing emerging economies alongside large resource-based markets and smaller developing economies. Differences in population, natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing, services, trade, investment, infrastructure, productivity, and domestic demand create significant variation in GDP across African countries. Comparing GDP by country provides a clearer picture of the economies that contribute most to the continent's overall economic activity.

Africa GDP Outlook

Africa's GDP by country outlook for 2026 reflects different growth paths across the continent. Large economies are expected to remain major contributors to total African GDP, while emerging markets may increase their economic output through infrastructure investment, industrialization, urbanization, technology, services, exports, and expanding consumer demand. Economic performance will continue to vary by country depending on domestic and global conditions.

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 $3.57 Trillion.
South Africa 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.