Top 20 Richest Countries in Africa 2025

The ranking of the top 20 richest countries in Africa 2025 by www.glusea.com is based on Gross Domestic Product(GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP).  The figures below were obtained from the International  Monetary Fund,  World Bank Economic Data, and Trading Economics. Africa is one of the largest continents in the world by landmass and is also known to have a larger number of poorest countries in the world, however, there are wealthy countries in the continent of Africa. Below is the list of the top 20 richest countries in Africa

Top 20 Richest Countries in Africa

Information for writing the list of the top 20 richest countries in Africa was sourced from worldpopulationreview.com

EGYPT 

Peak value of GDP (PPP):  $1,391.734

Egypt richest country in the richest country in Africa. with a GDP of $249.559 billion. The origin of the GDP of Egypt is most agriculture, industry, and services. Egypt is the third-largest economy in the Arab world. Services are the most important sector of the economy and account for around 47.5 percent of total GDP

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NIGERIA

Peak value of GDP (PPP):  $1,214.827

Nigeria’s gross domestic product advanced 2.0 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, easing from a 2.4 percent expansion in the previous period and below market expectations of 2.1 percent, mainly due to a steeper contraction in the country’s oil sector. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Nigeria averaged 3.83 percent from 1982 until 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) : $813.100

The South African economy shrank an annualized 3.2 percent on quarter in the three months to March of 2019, following a 1.4 percent growth in the previous period and compared with market expectations of a 1.7 percent contraction.

ALGERIA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 684.649

The economy of Algeria advanced 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, following a downwardly revised 2.3 percent growth in the previous period. Output rose at a softer patch for construction (2.9 percent vs 8.6 percent in Q4); agriculture (2.7 percent vs 3.8 percent) and manufacturing (4.6 percent vs 4.7 percent).

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MOROCCO

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 330.381

The economy of Morocco advanced 2.8% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2019, following a 2.9% expansion in the previous period. Output rose at slower pace for wholesale & retail trade (3.8% vs 4.5% in Q4); finance & insurance (2.5% vs 3.9%); post and telecommunications (2.3% vs 2.7%) and manufacturing (2.5% vs 3.9%).

ETHIOPIA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 240.705

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ethiopia expanded 9.20 percent in 2018 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Ethiopia averaged 5.88 percent from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 13.90 percent in 1986 and a record low of -11.10 percent in 1984.

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GHANA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 211.127

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ghana expanded 1.60 percent in the first quarter of 2019 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Ghana averaged 1.62 percent from 2006 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 7.40 percent in the first quarter of 2011

Ghana possesses industrial minerals, hydrocarbons and precious metals. It is an emerging designated digital economy with mixed economy hybridisation and an emerging market.

ANGOLA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 203.763

The economy of Angola shrank 0.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, after an upwardly revised 2.6 percent growth in the previous period. The downturn mainly reflected declines in oil extraction and refining (-6.9% vs -9.6% in Q4); manufacturing (-6.5% vs 9.2%); internal trade (-3.2% vs 24%); post & telecommunications (-6.8% vs 9.3%); finance & insurance (-4.8% vs 18.7%) and fishing (-7.4% vs -24.6%). Also, output growth weakened markedly for extraction of diamonds and other minerals (0.1% vs 1.5%) and utilities (9.9% vs 17.2%). In contrast, construction rose solidly (11.3% vs 5.7%).

KENYA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 190.970 

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kenya expanded 1.66 percent in the first quarter of 2019 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Kenya averaged 1.34 percent from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3.80 percent in the third quarter of 2010 

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LIBYA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 187.796

The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which account for over half of GDP and 97% of exports. Libya holds the largest proven oil reserves in Africa and is an important contributor to the global supply of light, sweet crude.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Libya expanded 10.90 percent in 2018 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Libya averaged 5.26 percent from 2000 until 2018.

Libya is one of the richest African countries in 2023.

TANZANIA 

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 186.060 

Tanzania’s economy advanced 6.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, slowing from a 7.1 percent growth in the previous period, mainly due to smaller gains in construction (13.2 percent vs 17.3 percent in Q4), manufacturing (4.8 percent vs 16.7 percent) and trade & repair (3.8 percent vs 8.0 percent).

Tanzania’s largest trading partners in 2017 for its US$5.3 billion in exports were India, Vietnam, South Africa, Switzerland, and China. Its imports totalled US$8.17 billion, with India, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Arab Emirates being the biggest partners.

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SUDAN

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 177.678

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sudan expanded 4.10 percent in 2018 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Sudan averaged 4.24 percent from 2005 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 7.70 percent in 2006 and a record low of 1.40 percent in 2012.

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TUNISIA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 150.834

The economy of Tunisia advanced 1.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, little changed from a 1.1 percent growth in the previous period. Output rebounded for agriculture & fisheries (2.8 percent vs -0.7 percent in Q1) while contracted for manufacturing (-0.8 percent vs -0.9 percent) and services (-2.6 percent vs -0.7 percent). On a quarterly basis, the GDP rose 0.5 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.2 percent advance in the previous quarte

COTE D’IVOIRE

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 117.030

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ivory Coast expanded 7.20 percent in the first quarter of 2019 over the same quarter of the previous year.

Ivory Coast has, for the region, a relatively high income per capita (US$1,662 in 2017) and plays a key role in transit trade for neighbouring landlocked countries. The country is the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, constituting 40% of the monetary union’s total GDP. Ivory Coast is the fourth-largest exporter of general goods in sub-Saharan Africa (following South Africa, Nigeria, and Angola).

UGANDA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 104.893

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Uganda expanded 0.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019 over the previous quarter.

The country has been experiencing consistent economic growth. In fiscal year 2015–16, Uganda recorded gross domestic product growth of 4.6 percent in real terms and 11.6 percent in nominal terms. This compares to 5.0 percent real growth in fiscal year 2014–15.

The country has largely untapped reserves of both crude oil and natural gas.

CAMEROON

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 101.124

The economy of Cameroon advanced 4.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, following a downwardly revised 3.5 percent growth in the previous period

Cameroon’s per capita GDP (Purchasing power parity) was estimated as US$3,700 in 2017. Major export markets include the Netherlands, France, China, Belgium, Italy, Algeria, and Malaysia.

Cameroon has had a decade of strong economic performance, with GDP growing at an average of 4% per year. During the 2004–2008 period, public debt was reduced from over 60% of GDP to 10% and official reserves quadrupled to over US$3 billion.

Cameroon is part of the Bank of Central African States (of which it is the dominant economy), the Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) and the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). Its currency is the CFA franc

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 77.441

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly known as Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the DRC is the second-largest country in Africa, after Algeria, and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. 

ZAMBIA

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 76.520

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Zambia expanded 3.70 percent in 2018 from the previous year.

Presently, Zambia averages between $7.5 billion and $8 billion of exports annually. It totaled $9.1 billion worth of exports in 2018. In 2015, about 54.4% of Zambians lived below the recognised national poverty line, improved from 60.5% in 2010. 

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SENEGAL

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 47.335

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Senegal expanded 1.20 percent in the third quarter of 2018 over the previous quarter

The economy of Senegal is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fishing and agriculture, which are the main sources of employment in rural areas, despite abundant natural resources in iron, zircon, gas, gold, phosphates, and numerous oil discoveries recently.

Senegal’s economy gains most of its foreign exchange from fish, phosphates, groundnuts, tourism, and services. As one of the dominant parts of the economy, the agricultural sector of Senegal is highly vulnerable to environmental conditions, such as variations in rainfall and climate change, and changes in world commodity prices

MALI 

Peak value of GDP (PPP) 44.028

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Mali expanded 4.40 percent in the first quarter of 2019 over the same quarter of the previous year.

Mali’s key industry is agriculture. Cotton is the country’s largest crop export and is exported west throughout Senegal and Ivory Coast. During 2002, 620,000 tons of cotton were produced in Mali but cotton prices declined significantly in 2003.

In addition to cotton, Mali produces rice, millet, corn, vegetables, tobacco, and tree crops. Gold, livestock and agriculture amount to 80% of Mali’s exports.

Eighty percent of Malian workers are employed in agriculture. 15% of Malian workers are employed in the service sector. Seasonal variations lead to regular temporary unemployment of agricultural workers

Source: Glusea