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Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: how the countries rank
Size and growth of national economies, income per person and what they are made of. 13 indicators for the 48 economies of Sub-Saharan Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.
GDP$2.2tnSub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world $118tnGDP per capita$1,673Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world $14,406GDP per capita, PPP$5,786Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world $25,704GNI per capita$1,610Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world $14,244GDP growth4.1%Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world 2.9%GDP per capita growth1.6%Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world 2.0%Agriculture share17.9%Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world 4.0%Industry share25.1%Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025 · world 25.0%
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| Country | GDP | GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | GNI per capita | GDP growth | GDP per capita growth | Agriculture share | Industry share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | $427bn#1 · 2025 | $6,598#6 · 2025 | $15,906#6 · 2025 | $6,270#5 · 2025 | 1.1%#42 · 2025 | 0.0%#39 · 2025 | 2.8%#43 · 2025 | 24.1%#25 · 2025 |
| Nigeria | $291bn#2 · 2025 | $1,224#26 · 2025 | $9,532#11 · 2025 | $1,360#23 · 2025 | 4.0%#28 · 2025 | 1.9%#26 · 2025 | 23.0%#19 · 2025 | 16.4%#37 · 2025 |
| Kenya | $136bn#3 · 2025 | $2,363#16 · 2025 | $7,016#16 · 2025 | $2,200#17 · 2025 | 4.6%#22 · 2025 | 2.6%#21 · 2025 | 23.2%#18 · 2025 | 16.3%#38 · 2025 |
| Ethiopia | $126bn#4 · 2025 | $933#35 · 2025 | $3,622#30 · 2025 | $1,110#31 · 2025 | 9.8%#1 · 2025 | 7.0%#2 · 2025 | 32.8%#7 · 2025 | 27.8%#15 · 2025 |
| Angola | $122bn#5 · 2025 | $3,129#12 · 2025 | $10,251#10 · 2025 | $2,860#11 · 2025 | 3.1%#33 · 2025 | 0.1%#38 · 2025 | 25.2%#16 · 2025 | 27.1%#16 · 2025 |
| Ghana | $114bn#6 · 2025 | $3,257#11 · 2025 | $8,610#12 · 2025 | $2,630#14 · 2025 | 6.0%#12 · 2025 | 4.0%#9 · 2025 | 21.3%#23 · 2025 | 29.3%#12 · 2025 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | $99.8bn#7 · 2025 | $3,050#13 · 2025 | $8,209#13 · 2025 | $2,780#12 · 2025 | 6.5%#8 · 2025 | 4.0%#11 · 2025 | 16.8%#30 · 2025 | 23.9%#26 · 2025 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $91.0bn#8 · 2025 | $807#39 · 2025 | $1,920#41 · 2025 | $720#40 · 2025 | 5.8%#17 · 2025 | 2.4%#24 · 2025 | 8.9%#34 · 2025 | 39.7%#3 · 2025 |
| Tanzania | $90.1bn#9 · 2025 | $1,319#24 · 2025 | $4,471#23 · 2025 | $1,270#26 · 2025 | 5.9%#14 · 2025 | 2.9%#19 · 2025 | 22.9%#21 · 2025 | 29.8%#10 · 2025 |
| Uganda | $62.0bn#10 · 2025 | $1,206#27 · 2025 | $3,488#32 · 2025 | $1,120#30 · 2025 | 6.3%#9 · 2025 | 3.5%#15 · 2025 | 26.1%#14 · 2025 | 24.3%#24 · 2025 |
| Sudan | $60.2bn#11 · 2025 | $1,165#29 · 2025 | $2,192#37 · 2025 | $900#36 · 2025 | 3.1%#35 · 2025 | 0.6%#34 · 2025 | 29.4%#12 · 2025 | 33.6%#7 · 2025 |
| Cameroon | $58.9bn#12 · 2025 | $1,972#19 · 2025 | $5,788#19 · 2025 | $1,860#19 · 2025 | 3.2%#31 · 2025 | 0.6%#35 · 2025 | 16.8%#29 · 2025 | 24.8%#22 · 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | $51.2bn#13 · 2025 | $3,021#14 · 2025 | $6,470#17 · 2025 | $2,660#13 · 2025 | 8.1%#3 · 2025 | 6.1%#3 · 2025 | 9.5%#33 · 2025 | 37.1%#4 · 2025 |
| Senegal | $37.0bn#14 · 2025 | $1,955#20 · 2025 | $5,463#20 · 2025 | $1,780#20 · 2025 | 6.7%#7 · 2025 | 4.3%#8 · 2025 | 17.1%#28 · 2025 | 26.1%#18 · 2025 |
| Mali | $30.1bn#15 · 2025 | $1,193#28 · 2025 | $3,503#31 · 2025 | $1,120#29 · 2025 | 5.6%#18 · 2025 | 2.6%#22 · 2025 | 33.0%#6 · 2025 | 23.4%#28 · 2025 |
| Zambia | $28.9bn#16 · 2025 | $1,318#25 · 2025 | $4,379#24 · 2025 | $1,200#27 · 2025 | 3.8%#29 · 2025 | 0.9%#31 · 2025 | 4.1%#41 · 2025 | 35.3%#6 · 2025 |
| Guinea | $28.3bn#17 · 2025 | $1,877#21 · 2025 | $4,935#21 · 2025 | $1,730#21 · 2025 | 7.4%#5 · 2025 | 5.0%#6 · 2025 | 31.3%#9 · 2025 | 25.4%#20 · 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | $27.6bn#18 · 2025 | $1,148#30 · 2025 | $3,072#35 · 2025 | $980#33 · 2025 | 5.3%#20 · 2025 | 3.0%#18 · 2025 | 19.9%#27 · 2025 | 30.1%#9 · 2025 |
| Benin | $24.6bn#19 · 2025 | $1,658#22 · 2025 | $4,817#22 · 2025 | $1,600#22 · 2025 | 8.1%#4 · 2025 | 5.5%#5 · 2025 | 22.9%#20 · 2025 | 17.5%#36 · 2025 |
| Mozambique | $22.3bn#20 · 2025 | $627#43 · 2025 | $1,698#43 · 2025 | $570#43 · 2025 | -0.5%#44 · 2025 | -3.3%#45 · 2025 | 25.6%#15 · 2025 | 22.1%#29 · 2025 |
| Niger | $21.6bn#21 · 2025 | $775#40 · 2025 | $2,177#38 · 2025 | $750#39 · 2025 | 7.0%#6 · 2025 | 3.6%#12 · 2025 | 47.6%#1 · 2025 | 18.7%#33 · 2025 |
| Chad | $21.5bn#22 · 2025 | $1,022#34 · 2025 | $2,903#36 · 2025 | $970#34 · 2025 | 5.6%#19 · 2025 | 2.0%#25 · 2025 | 36.3%#4 · 2025 | 26.7%#17 · 2025 |
| Gabon | $21.4bn#23 · 2025 | $8,263#3 · 2025 | $22,218#3 · 2025 | $8,090#3 · 2025 | 2.5%#38 · 2025 | 0.3%#37 · 2025 | 6.8%#36 · 2025 | 47.2%#1 · 2025 |
| Botswana | $19.9bn#24 · 2025 | $7,778#4 · 2025 | $20,698#4 · 2025 | $7,390#4 · 2025 | -0.7%#45 · 2025 | -2.3%#44 · 2025 | 1.8%#45 · 2025 | 27.9%#14 · 2025 |
| Madagascar | $19.6bn#25 · 2025 | $599#44 · 2025 | $1,952#40 · 2025 | $560#45 · 2025 | 3.0%#36 · 2025 | 0.6%#36 · 2025 | 21.7%#22 · 2025 | 23.9%#27 · 2025 |
| Rwanda | $16.4bn#26 · 2025 | $1,124#32 · 2025 | $4,164#26 · 2025 | $1,150#28 · 2025 | 9.4%#2 · 2025 | 7.0%#1 · 2025 | 20.3%#25 · 2025 | 22.0%#30 · 2025 |
| Republic of the Congo | $16.3bn#27 · 2025 | $2,515#15 · 2025 | $7,248#15 · 2025 | $2,280#15 · 2025 | 3.1%#34 · 2025 | 0.7%#33 · 2025 | 10.1%#32 · 2025 | 35.6%#5 · 2025 |
| Mauritius | $16.2bn#28 · 2025 | $12,991#2 · 2025 | $33,667#2 · 2025 | $14,040#2 · 2025 | 3.2%#32 · 2025 | 3.3%#16 · 2025 | 4.6%#40 · 2025 | 17.7%#35 · 2025 |
| Namibia | $15.1bn#29 · 2025 | $4,876#8 · 2025 | $11,986#9 · 2025 | $4,340#8 · 2025 | 1.7%#41 · 2025 | -0.3%#40 · 2025 | 7.0%#35 · 2025 | 28.9%#13 · 2025 |
| Malawi | $14.9bn#30 · 2025 | $672#41 · 2025 | $1,899#42 · 2025 | $600#42 · 2025 | 1.9%#40 · 2025 | -0.7%#42 · 2025 | 30.0%#10 · 2025 | 14.3%#42 · 2025 |
| Somalia | $13.0bn#31 · 2025 | $661#42 · 2025 | $1,643#44 · 2025 | $640#41 · 2025 | 3.0%#37 · 2025 | -0.4%#41 · 2025 | — | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | $12.8bn#32 · 2025 | $6,615#5 · 2025 | $16,133#5 · 2025 | $5,890#6 · 2025 | -5.8%#46 · 2025 | -8.1%#46 · 2025 | 3.2%#42 · 2025 | 41.4%#2 · 2025 |
| Togo | $11.9bn#33 · 2025 | $1,384#23 · 2025 | $4,079#27 · 2025 | $1,350#24 · 2025 | 6.3%#10 · 2025 | 4.0%#10 · 2025 | 20.3%#24 · 2025 | 21.0%#32 · 2025 |
| Mauritania | $11.7bn#34 · 2025 | $2,198#17 · 2025 | $7,676#14 · 2025 | $2,210#16 · 2025 | 4.0%#27 · 2025 | 1.2%#29 · 2025 | 20.0%#26 · 2025 | 29.7%#11 · 2025 |
| Sierra Leone | $7.5bn#35 · 2025 | $846#38 · 2025 | $3,717#28 · 2025 | $830#38 · 2025 | 4.6%#23 · 2025 | 2.5%#23 · 2025 | 29.5%#11 · 2025 | 25.7%#19 · 2025 |
| Liberia | $5.2bn#36 · 2025 | $915#37 · 2025 | $1,981#39 · 2025 | $830#37 · 2025 | 5.0%#21 · 2025 | 2.8%#20 · 2025 | 32.7%#8 · 2025 | 24.5%#23 · 2025 |
| Eswatini | $5.2bn#37 · 2025 | $4,108#9 · 2025 | $12,529#7 · 2025 | $3,730#10 · 2025 | 4.2%#26 · 2025 | 3.1%#17 · 2025 | 6.4%#38 · 2025 | 33.6%#8 · 2025 |
| Burundi | $3.4bn#38 · 2025 | $234#46 · 2025 | $1,248#46 · 2025 | $240#46 · 2025 | 4.2%#25 · 2025 | 1.8%#28 · 2025 | 34.3%#5 · 2025 | 18.2%#34 · 2025 |
| Central African Republic | $3.1bn#39 · 2025 | $556#45 · 2025 | $1,314#45 · 2025 | $560#44 · 2025 | 4.5%#24 · 2025 | 1.0%#30 · 2025 | 27.6%#13 · 2025 | 21.2%#31 · 2025 |
| Cabo Verde | $3.1bn#40 · 2025 | $5,796#7 · 2025 | $12,165#8 · 2025 | $5,590#7 · 2025 | 6.3%#11 · 2025 | 5.8%#4 · 2025 | 5.0%#39 · 2025 | 10.7%#43 · 2025 |
| The Gambia | $2.6bn#41 · 2025 | $919#36 · 2025 | $3,706#29 · 2025 | $930#35 · 2025 | 5.9%#13 · 2025 | 3.6%#13 · 2025 | 23.8%#17 · 2025 | 15.8%#39 · 2025 |
| Lesotho | $2.6bn#42 · 2025 | $1,089#33 · 2025 | $3,184#34 · 2025 | $1,280#25 · 2025 | 2.0%#39 · 2025 | 0.9%#32 · 2025 | 6.5%#37 · 2025 | 25.2%#21 · 2025 |
| Guinea-Bissau | $2.5bn#43 · 2025 | $1,124#31 · 2025 | $3,293#33 · 2025 | $1,090#32 · 2025 | 5.8%#15 · 2025 | 3.6%#14 · 2025 | 40.6%#2 · 2025 | 15.7%#40 · 2025 |
| Seychelles | $2.4bn#44 · 2025 | $19,449#1 · 2025 | $35,854#1 · 2025 | $19,200#1 · 2025 | 5.8%#16 · 2025 | 4.6%#7 · 2025 | 2.6%#44 · 2025 | 14.3%#41 · 2025 |
| Comoros | $1.8bn#45 · 2025 | $2,056#18 · 2025 | $4,238#25 · 2025 | $1,950#18 · 2025 | 3.8%#30 · 2025 | 1.8%#27 · 2025 | 36.6%#3 · 2025 | 9.9%#44 · 2025 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | $981m#46 · 2025 | $4,084#10 · 2025 | $6,388#18 · 2025 | $3,800#9 · 2025 | 1.0%#43 · 2025 | -1.0%#43 · 2025 | 12.2%#31 · 2025 | 2.2%#45 · 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group
Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator
GDP46 countries
- 1South Africa$427bn2025
- 2Nigeria$291bn2025
- 3Kenya$136bn2025
Lowest
- 46São Tomé and Príncipe$981m2025
- 45Comoros$1.8bn2025
- 44Seychelles$2.4bn2025
Median country $20.7bn · group $2.2tn
GDP per capita46 countries
- 1Seychelles$19,4492025
- 2Mauritius$12,9912025
- 3Gabon$8,2632025
Lowest
- 46Burundi$2342025
- 45Central African Republic$5562025
- 44Madagascar$5992025
Median country $1,351 · group $1,673
GDP per capita, PPP46 countries
- 1Seychelles$35,8542025
- 2Mauritius$33,6672025
- 3Gabon$22,2182025
Lowest
- 46Burundi$1,2482025
- 45Central African Republic$1,3142025
- 44Somalia$1,6432025
Median country $4,425 · group $5,786
GNI per capita46 countries
- 1Seychelles$19,2002025
- 2Mauritius$14,0402025
- 3Gabon$8,0902025
Lowest
- 46Burundi$2402025
- 45Madagascar$5602025
- 44Central African Republic$5602025
Median country $1,355 · group $1,610
GDP growth46 countries
Lowest
- 46Equatorial Guinea-5.8%2025
- 45Botswana-0.7%2025
- 44Mozambique-0.5%2025
Median country 4.6% · group 4.1%
GDP per capita growth46 countries
Lowest
- 46Equatorial Guinea-8.1%2025
- 45Mozambique-3.3%2025
- 44Botswana-2.3%2025
Median country 2.5% · group 1.6%
Agriculture share45 countries
- 1Niger47.6%2025
- 2Guinea-Bissau40.6%2025
- 3Comoros36.6%2025
Lowest
- 45Botswana1.8%2025
- 44Seychelles2.6%2025
- 43South Africa2.8%2025
Median country 21.3% · group 17.9%
Industry share45 countries
- 1Gabon47.2%2025
- 2Equatorial Guinea41.4%2025
- 3Democratic Republic of the Congo39.7%2025
Lowest
- 45São Tomé and Príncipe2.2%2025
- 44Comoros9.9%2025
- 43Cabo Verde10.7%2025
Median country 24.5% · group 25.1%
Manufacturing share43 countries
- 1Eswatini28.1%2025
- 2Equatorial Guinea22.3%2025
- 3Gabon19.1%2025
Lowest
- 43São Tomé and Príncipe0.6%2025
- 42The Gambia1.5%2024
- 41Ethiopia4.2%2025
Median country 8.7% · group 9.6%
Services share45 countries
- 1São Tomé and Príncipe81.4%2025
- 2Seychelles67.9%2025
- 3Cabo Verde67.9%2025
Median country 48.7% · group 50.2%
Investment43 countries
- 1Mauritania44.3%2025
- 2Tanzania40.7%2025
- 3The Gambia40.4%2025
Lowest
- 43Equatorial Guinea-3.7%2025
- 42Sudan0.7%2025
- 41São Tomé and Príncipe8.7%2025
Median country 20.4% · group 23.1%
Savings39 countries
- 1Burundi43.1%2025
- 2Tanzania36.5%2024
- 3Mauritania34.4%2024
Lowest
- 39São Tomé and Príncipe0.2%2025
- 38Sudan0.5%2025
- 37Seychelles2.6%2025
Median country 17.5% · group 19.3%
Resource rents46 countries
- 1Democratic Republic of the Congo38.8%2021
- 2Republic of the Congo37.7%2021
- 3Zambia35.3%2021
Lowest
- 46Mauritius0.0%2021
- 45Seychelles0.1%2021
- 44Botswana1.0%2021
Median country 7.4% · group 10.0%