This is a list of the African nations ranked by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). Figures are given in 2010 International Dollars according to the International Monetary Fund 2010 figures. The list excludes Somalia.
African Rank | World Rank | Country | 2010 GDP (PPP) |
2011 GDP (PPP) |
— | — | Africa | $3,000.898 | $3,129.467 |
1 | 25 | South Africa | 523.954 | 555.134 |
2 | 26 | Egypt | 497.781 | 518.976 |
3 | 30 | Nigeria | 377.949 | 413.402 |
4 | 47 | Algeria | 251.117 | 236.661 |
5 | 57 | Morocco | 151.432 | 162.617 |
6 | 65 | Angola | 107.310 | 115.679 |
7 | 67 | Tunisia | 99.995 | 100.979 |
8 | 69 | Ethiopia | 86.123 | 94.878 |
9 | 72 | Sudan | 99.999 | 89.048 |
10 | 77 | Ghana | 61.973 | 74.937 |
11 | 79 | Kenya | 66.032 | 71.427 |
12 | 80 | Tanzania | 58.444 | 63.892 |
13 | 89 | Cameroon | 44.327 | 47.251 |
13 | 90 | Uganda | 42.153 | 46.638 |
14 | 95 | Libya | 90.571 | 37.492 |
15 | 97 | Ivory Coast | 37.020 | 36.068 |
16 | 105 | Botswana | 28.491 | 29.707 |
18 | 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.819 | 26.147 |
19 | 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.117 | 25.262 |
20 | 110 | Senegal | 23.882 | 25.152 |
21 | 113 | Gabon | 22.478 | 24.571 |
22 | 115 | Mozambique | 21.809 | 23.886 |
23 | 117 | Burkina Faso | 19.992 | 22.042 |
24 | 118 | Zambia | 20.041 | 21.882 |
25 | 121 | Madagascar | 19.406 | 20.400 |
26 | 122 | Chad | 17.359 | 19.543 |
27 | 123 | Mauritius | 18.061 | 19.276 |
28 | 125 | Republic of the Congo | 17.108 | 18.250 |
29 | 127 | Mali | 16.772 | 17.872 |
30 | 131 | Namibia | 14.596 | 15.743 |
31 | 132 | Benin | 13.993 | 14.683 |
32 | 133 | Malawi | 12.980 | 13.901 |
33 | 134 | Rwanda | 12.163 | 13.684 |
34 | 141 | Niger | 11.051 | 11.632 |
35 | 142 | Guinea | 10.807 | 11.464 |
36 | 147 | Mauritania | 6.655 | 7.093 |
37 | 149 | Togo | 5.974 | 6.415 |
38 | 150 | Swaziland | 6.067 | 6.233 |
39 | 151 | Zimbabwe | 5.457 | 6.127 |
40 | 153 | Burundi | 3.397 | 5.184 |
41 | 154 | Sierra Leone | 4.720 | 5.043 |
42 | 158 | Eritrea | 3.625 | 4.037 |
43 | 159 | Lesotho | 3.303 | 3.814 |
44 | 160 | Central African Republic | 3.446 | 3.641 |
45 | 161 | The Gambia | 3.494 | 3.496 |
46 | 164 | Seychelles | 2.053 | 2.245 |
47 | 165 | Djibouti | 2.105 | 2.231 |
48 | 167 | Cape Verde | 1.908 | 2.052 |
49 | 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.784 | 1.925 |
50 | 169 | Liberia | 1.691 | 1.769 |
51 | 178 | Comoros | 0.800 | 0.837 |
52 | 181 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.311 | 0.379 |
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