GNI per capita (Atlas method) in Africa

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

First in the ranking
19,200 US$
Seychelles
Median country
1,755 US$
half above, half below
World total
14,244 US$
World Bank aggregate
Range
240 to 19,200
Burundi - Seychelles

How to read it

Across 52 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Seychelles (19,200 US$) and the lowest in Burundi (240 US$).

The median country is at 1,755 US$: half are above, half below.

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This figure is converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, and divided by the midyear population. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to…

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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.GNP.PCAP.CD) · licence

GNI per capita over time

US$

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Seychelles19,200
2Mauritius14,040
3Gabon8,090
4Botswana7,390
5Libya7,250
6South Africa6,270
7Equatorial Guinea5,890
8Algeria5,850
9Cabo Verde5,590
10Morocco4,360
11Namibia4,340
12Tunisia4,300
13Djibouti3,960
14São Tomé and Principe3,800
15Eswatini3,730
16Egypt3,260
17Angola2,860
18Côte d'Ivoire2,780
19Zimbabwe2,660
20Ghana2,630
21Republic of the Congo2,280
22Mauritania2,210
23Kenya2,200
24Comoros1,950
25Cameroon1,860
26Senegal1,780
27Guinea1,730
28Benin1,600
29Nigeria1,360
30Togo1,350
31Lesotho1,280
32Tanzania1,270
33Zambia1,200
34Rwanda1,150
35Mali1,120
36Uganda1,120
37Ethiopia1,110
38Guinea-Bissau1,090
39Burkina Faso980
40Chad970
41The Gambia930
42Sudan900
43Liberia830
44Sierra Leone830
45Niger750
46Democratic Republic of the Congo720
47Somalia640
48Malawi600
49Mozambique570
50Central African Republic560
51Madagascar560
52Burundi240
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