GDP per capita, purchasing power parity in Africa

52 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: current international $. World ranking →

First in the ranking
35,854 int. $
Seychelles
Median country
5,199 int. $
half above, half below
World
25,704 int. $
World Bank aggregate
Range
1,248 to 35,854
Burundi - Seychelles

How to read it

Across 52 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (35,854 int. $) and the lowest in Burundi (1,248 int. $).

The median country is at 5,199 int. $: half are above, half below.

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based…

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Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized… · via World Bank WDI (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD) · licence

GDP per capita (PPP) over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles35,854
2Mauritius33,667
3Gabon22,218
4Botswana20,698
5Egypt20,204
6Algeria18,586
7Libya16,521
8Equatorial Guinea16,133
9South Africa15,906
10Tunisia15,233
11Eswatini12,529
12Cabo Verde12,165
13Namibia11,986
14Morocco11,112
15Angola10,251
16Nigeria9,532
17Ghana8,610
18Djibouti8,452
19Côte d'Ivoire8,209
20Mauritania7,676
21Republic of the Congo7,248
22Kenya7,016
23Zimbabwe6,470
24São Tomé and Principe6,388
25Cameroon5,788
26Senegal5,463
27Guinea4,935
28Benin4,817
29Tanzania4,471
30Zambia4,379
31Comoros4,238
32Rwanda4,164
33Togo4,079
34Sierra Leone3,717
35The Gambia3,706
36Ethiopia3,622
37Mali3,503
38Uganda3,488
39Guinea-Bissau3,293
40Lesotho3,184
41Burkina Faso3,072
42Chad2,903
43Sudan2,192
44Niger2,177
45Liberia1,981
46Madagascar1,952
47Democratic Republic of the Congo1,920
48Malawi1,899
49Mozambique1,698
50Somalia1,643
51Central African Republic1,314
52Burundi1,248
World Bank, WDI · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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