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Largest Economies in Africa
The largest economies in Africa, ranked by GDP.
South Africa currently leads this Africa ranking across 54 reported places.
Answer at a glance
South Africa ranks as the largest economy in Africa, at $401.14 billion (2024), using the latest available World Bank value.
The gap to Egypt is $12.09 billion using the displayed latest-available values.
Methodology: countries are ordered by nominal GDP in current US dollars. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank GDP data.
Coverage: 54 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.
Total GDP measures the size of an economy; it does not by itself measure individual prosperity or quality of life.
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Pretoria · 2024 observation
Cairo · 2024 observation
Algiers · 2024 observation
Abuja · 2024 observation
Rabat · 2024 observation
Addis Ababa · 2024 observation
Nairobi · 2024 observation
Luanda · 2024 observation
Yamoussoukro · 2024 observation
Accra · 2024 observation
Dodoma · 2024 observation
Kinshasa · 2024 observation
Kampala · 2024 observation
Yaounde · 2024 observation
Tunis · 2024 observation
Khartoum · 2024 observation
Tripolis · 2024 observation
Harare · 2024 observation
Dakar · 2024 observation
Bamako · 2024 observation
Lusaka · 2024 observation
Conakry · 2024 observation
Ouagadougou · 2024 observation
Maputo · 2024 observation
Porto-Novo · 2024 observation
Libreville · 2024 observation
Niamey · 2024 observation
N'Djamena · 2024 observation
Gaborone · 2024 observation
Antananarivo · 2024 observation
Brazzaville · 2024 observation
Port Louis · 2024 observation
Kigali · 2024 observation
Windhoek · 2024 observation
Malabo · 2024 observation
Juba · 2015 observation
Mogadishu · 2024 observation
Lilongwe · 2024 observation
Nouakchott · 2024 observation
Lome · 2024 observation
Freetown · 2024 observation
Mbabane · 2024 observation
Monrovia · 2024 observation
Djibouti · 2024 observation
Bujumbura · 2024 observation
Bangui · 2024 observation
Praia · 2024 observation
Banjul · 2024 observation
Maseru · 2024 observation
Bissau · 2024 observation
Victoria · 2024 observation
Asmara · 2011 observation
Moroni · 2024 observation
Sao Tome · 2024 observation
| # | Country | GDP | Data year | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | $401.14 billion | 2024 | Pretoria |
| 2 |  Egypt | $389.06 billion | 2024 | Cairo |
| 3 |  Algeria | $269.32 billion | 2024 | Algiers |
| 4 |  Nigeria | $252.26 billion | 2024 | Abuja |
| 5 |  Morocco | $160.61 billion | 2024 | Rabat |
| 6 |  Ethiopia | $149.74 billion | 2024 | Addis Ababa |
| 7 |  Kenya | $120.34 billion | 2024 | Nairobi |
| 8 |  Angola | $101.00 billion | 2024 | Luanda |
| 9 |  Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | $87.11 billion | 2024 | Yamoussoukro |
| 10 |  Ghana | $82.31 billion | 2024 | Accra |
| 11 |  Tanzania | $78.84 billion | 2024 | Dodoma |
| 12 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | $70.96 billion | 2024 | Kinshasa |
| 13 |  Uganda | $53.91 billion | 2024 | Kampala |
| 14 |  Cameroon | $53.30 billion | 2024 | Yaounde |
| 15 |  Tunisia | $51.33 billion | 2024 | Tunis |
| 16 |  Sudan | $49.67 billion | 2024 | Khartoum |
| 17 |  Libya | $48.49 billion | 2024 | Tripolis |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | $41.54 billion | 2024 | Harare |
| 19 |  Senegal | $32.81 billion | 2024 | Dakar |
| 20 |  Mali | $26.79 billion | 2024 | Bamako |
| 21 |  Zambia | $25.30 billion | 2024 | Lusaka |
| 22 |  Guinea | $25.01 billion | 2024 | Conakry |
| 23 |  Burkina Faso | $23.12 billion | 2024 | Ouagadougou |
| 24 |  Mozambique | $22.75 billion | 2024 | Maputo |
| 25 |  Benin | $21.48 billion | 2024 | Porto-Novo |
| 26 |  Gabon | $20.90 billion | 2024 | Libreville |
| 27 |  Niger | $19.88 billion | 2024 | Niamey |
| 28 |  Chad | $19.52 billion | 2024 | N'Djamena |
| 29 |  Botswana | $19.40 billion | 2024 | Gaborone |
| 30 |  Madagascar | $17.42 billion | 2024 | Antananarivo |
| 31 |  Congo | $15.72 billion | 2024 | Brazzaville |
| 32 |  Mauritius | $14.94 billion | 2024 | Port Louis |
| 33 |  Rwanda | $14.25 billion | 2024 | Kigali |
| 34 |  Namibia | $13.37 billion | 2024 | Windhoek |
| 35 |  Equatorial Guinea | $12.77 billion | 2024 | Malabo |
| 36 |  South Sudan | $12.00 billion | 2015 | Juba |
| 37 |  Somalia | $11.97 billion | 2024 | Mogadishu |
| 38 |  Malawi | $11.32 billion | 2024 | Lilongwe |
| 39 |  Mauritania | $10.91 billion | 2024 | Nouakchott |
| 40 |  Togo | $10.65 billion | 2024 | Lome |
| 41 |  Sierra Leone | $6.97 billion | 2024 | Freetown |
| 42 |  Eswatini | $4.86 billion | 2024 | Mbabane |
| 43 |  Liberia | $4.78 billion | 2024 | Monrovia |
| 44 |  Djibouti | $4.15 billion | 2024 | Djibouti |
| 45 |  Burundi | $3.08 billion | 2024 | Bujumbura |
| 46 |  Central African Republic | $2.75 billion | 2024 | Bangui |
| 47 |  Cape Verde | $2.73 billion | 2024 | Praia |
| 48 |  The Gambia | $2.40 billion | 2024 | Banjul |
| 49 |  Lesotho | $2.27 billion | 2024 | Maseru |
| 50 |  Guinea-Bissau | $2.22 billion | 2024 | Bissau |
| 51 |  Seychelles | $2.17 billion | 2024 | Victoria |
| 52 |  Eritrea | $2.07 billion | 2011 | Asmara |
| 53 |  Comoros | $1.44 billion | 2024 | Moroni |
| 54 |  Sao Tome and Principe | $822.2 million | 2024 | Sao Tome |
Largest Economies in Africa: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the largest economy in Africa?
South Africa is the largest economy in Africa, with a GDP of around $401.14 billion.
What are the top three largest economies in Africa?
South Africa, Egypt and Algeria.