GDP per capita in Africa

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

First in the ranking
19,449 US$
Seychelles
Median country
1,916 US$
half above, half below
World total
14,406 US$
World Bank aggregate
Range
234 to 19,449
Burundi - Seychelles

How to read it

Across 52 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (19,449 US$) and the lowest in Burundi (234 US$).

The median country is at 1,916 US$: half are above, half below.

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current…

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and… · via World Bank WDI (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) · licence

GDP per capita over time

US$

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles19,449
2Mauritius12,991
3Gabon8,263
4Botswana7,778
5Equatorial Guinea6,615
6South Africa6,598
7Libya6,449
8Algeria6,051
9Cabo Verde5,796
10Namibia4,876
11Morocco4,672
12Tunisia4,657
13Eswatini4,108
14São Tomé and Principe4,084
15Djibouti3,906
16Ghana3,257
17Angola3,129
18Egypt3,086
19Côte d'Ivoire3,050
20Zimbabwe3,021
21Republic of the Congo2,515
22Kenya2,363
23Mauritania2,198
24Comoros2,056
25Cameroon1,972
26Senegal1,955
27Guinea1,877
28Benin1,658
29Togo1,384
30Tanzania1,319
31Zambia1,318
32Nigeria1,224
33Uganda1,206
34Mali1,193
35Sudan1,165
36Burkina Faso1,148
37Guinea-Bissau1,124
38Rwanda1,124
39Lesotho1,089
40Chad1,022
41Ethiopia933
42The Gambia919
43Liberia915
44Sierra Leone846
45Democratic Republic of the Congo807
46Niger775
47Malawi672
48Somalia661
49Mozambique627
50Madagascar599
51Central African Republic556
52Burundi234
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