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Africa: countries by GDP

This list ranks 52 countries by GDP. The biggest economy is Egypt (≈ $396 billion) and the smallest economy is São Tomé and Príncipe (≈ $603 million), a difference of about 656 times. Right in the middle sits Botswana (≈ $19 billion).

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Figures are World Bank GDP data in current US dollars.

#	Name	GDP
1	Egypt GDP 2023	≈ $396 billion
2	South Africa GDP 2023	≈ $378 billion
3	Nigeria GDP 2023	≈ $363 billion
4	Algeria GDP 2023	≈ $240 billion
5	Ethiopia GDP 2023	≈ $164 billion
6	Morocco GDP 2023	≈ $141 billion
7	Sudan GDP 2023	≈ $109 billion
8	Kenya GDP 2023	≈ $107 billion
9	Angola GDP 2023	≈ $85 billion
10	Tanzania GDP 2023	≈ $79 billion
11	Ivory Coast GDP 2023	≈ $79 billion
12	Ghana GDP 2023	≈ $76 billion
13	DR Congo GDP 2023	≈ $66 billion
14	Libya GDP 2023	≈ $50 billion
15	Uganda GDP 2023	≈ $49 billion
16	Tunisia GDP 2023	≈ $49 billion
17	Cameroon GDP 2023	≈ $48 billion
18	Senegal GDP 2023	≈ $31 billion
19	Zambia GDP 2023	≈ $28 billion
20	Zimbabwe GDP 2023	≈ $27 billion
21	Guinea GDP 2023	≈ $24 billion
22	Mali GDP 2023	≈ $21 billion
23	Mozambique GDP 2023	≈ $21 billion
24	Gabon GDP 2023	≈ $21 billion
25	Burkina Faso GDP 2023	≈ $20 billion
26	Benin GDP 2023	≈ $20 billion
27	Botswana GDP 2023	≈ $19 billion
28	Niger GDP 2023	≈ $17 billion
29	Madagascar GDP 2023	≈ $16 billion
30	Congo GDP 2023	≈ $15 billion
31	Mauritius GDP 2023	≈ $14 billion
32	Rwanda GDP 2023	≈ $14 billion
33	Malawi GDP 2023	≈ $14 billion
34	Chad GDP 2023	≈ $13 billion
35	Namibia GDP 2023	≈ $12 billion
36	Equatorial Guinea GDP 2023	≈ $12 billion
37	Somalia GDP 2023	≈ $12 billion
38	Mauritania GDP 2023	≈ $10 billion
39	Togo GDP 2023	≈ $9.2 billion
40	Eswatini GDP 2023	≈ $4.6 billion
41	Liberia GDP 2023	≈ $4.3 billion
42	Djibouti GDP 2023	≈ $4.1 billion
43	Sierra Leone GDP 2023	≈ $3.8 billion
44	Burundi GDP 2023	≈ $2.6 billion
45	Cape Verde GDP 2023	≈ $2.6 billion
46	Central African Republic GDP 2023	≈ $2.6 billion
47	Gambia GDP 2023	≈ $2.3 billion
48	Seychelles GDP 2023	≈ $2.1 billion
49	Lesotho GDP 2023	≈ $2.0 billion
50	Guinea-Bissau GDP 2023	≈ $2.0 billion
51	Comoros GDP 2023	≈ $1.4 billion
52	São Tomé and Príncipe GDP 2023	≈ $603 million

Questions

What is the biggest economy on this list?

Egypt, with ≈ $396 billion.

What is the smallest economy on this list?

São Tomé and Príncipe, with ≈ $603 million.

Where do these numbers come from?