Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2016

Updated on July 24, 2024.

Based on data from the World Bank, in 2016, Among all African countries, Nigeria had the highest GDP ($404.65B), followed by Egypt ($332.44B), and South Africa ($323.59B).

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.
See this for other years:
Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2016
Nigeria
Egypt
South Africa
Algeria
Morocco
Kenya
Ethiopia
Ghana
Angola
Libya
Ranking of African Countries By GDP in 2016
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank Country GDP
1 Nigeria 404649125252
2 Egypt 332441717791
3 South Africa 323585509674
4 Algeria 180763839522
5 Morocco 111572947005
6 Kenya 74815144164
7 Ethiopia 74296745208
8 Ghana 56164929305
9 Angola 52761617226
10 Libya 49912073701
11 Tanzania 49774409374
12 Ivory Coast 48407761037
13 Tunisia 44360072680
14 Sudan 42630376000
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37134801555
16 Cameroon 33814337041
17 Uganda 29203988696
18 Zambia 20958412538
19 Zimbabwe 20548678100
20 Senegal 19040312333
21 Botswana 15082637184
22 Mali 14026048336
23 Gabon 14023890265
24 Burkina Faso 12833363045
25 Mauritius 12594155464
26 Mozambique 12069051237
27 Madagascar 11848613858
28 Benin 11821065853
29 Equatorial Guinea 11240808848
30 Republic of Congo 10931328150
31 Namibia 10722018732
32 Niger 10398861982
33 Chad 10097778098
34 Rwanda 8695272095
35 Guinea 8595955600
36 Malawi 7909868618
37 Somalia 7390796617
38 Mauritania 6398747592
39 Togo 6071170959
40 Sierra Leone 3862721266
41 Eswatini 3816019193
42 Liberia 3398419600
43 Burundi 2644487777
44 Djibouti 2604955229
45 Lesotho 2114426454
46 Cape Verde 1849789986
47 Central African Republic 1825018145
48 Seychelles 1568513348
49 Gambia 1484578886
50 Guinea-Bissau 1245074264
51 Comoros 1012835493
52 Sao Tome and Principe 292267272
53 Eritrea 0
53 South Sudan 0