Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2012

Updated on July 24, 2024.

Based on data from the World Bank, in 2012, Among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP ($463.97B), followed by South Africa ($434.40B), and Egypt ($279.12B).

The chart below shows the top 10 countries with high GDP, and the table below shows the ranking for all countries.

Data Source: World Bank.
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Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2012
Nigeria
South Africa
Egypt
Algeria
Angola
Morocco
Libya
Kenya
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2012
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Rank Country GDP
1 Nigeria 463971018239
2 South Africa 434400545086
3 Egypt 279116666667
4 Algeria 227143746076
5 Angola 128052915766
6 Morocco 106937392311
7 Libya 92540938129
8 Kenya 56396704672
9 Tunisia 47311401813
10 Ethiopia 43310721414
11 Ghana 41271701061
12 Tanzania 39650394363
13 Sudan 37632919967
14 Ivory Coast 36302302877
15 Cameroon 30155062302
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29306235285
17 Uganda 27305915911
18 Zambia 25503060420
19 Equatorial Guinea 22388344144
20 Republic of Congo 17692911296
21 Senegal 17660870412
22 Gabon 17170464016
23 Zimbabwe 17114849900
24 Mozambique 16688114144
25 Botswana 13907464500
26 Namibia 13042053592
27 Burkina Faso 12561015157
28 Mali 12442035339
29 Chad 12367362757
30 South Sudan 11931472169
31 Mauritius 11668696397
32 Madagascar 11578975062
33 Benin 11141358116
34 Niger 9426912648
35 Malawi 8773203178
36 Rwanda 7654762345
37 Guinea 7638045226
38 Mauritania 6728208836
39 Togo 5413544659
40 Eswatini 4886551484
41 Somalia 4041702389
42 Sierra Leone 3789251613
43 Liberia 2791614000
44 Central African Republic 2510126512
45 Lesotho 2477702216
46 Burundi 2333341334
47 Cape Verde 1913081210
48 Gambia 1415004738
49 Djibouti 1353632942
50 Seychelles 1089407839
51 Guinea-Bissau 1049412177
52 Comoros 1015843491
53 Sao Tome and Principe 229371348
54 Eritrea 0