GDP ranking of Africa countries in 1968

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024, among the Africa countries in 1968, South Africa ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $17.13 billion; Egypt ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $5.93 billion; Nigeria ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $5.2 billion; Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $3.91 billion; and Algeria, with a total economy of $3.85 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP
1 South Africa $17.13 billion
2 Egypt $5.93 billion
3 Nigeria $5.2 billion
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo $3.91 billion
5 Algeria $3.85 billion
6 Morocco $3.27 billion
7 Sudan $1.95 billion
8 Ghana $1.67 billion
9 Zambia $1.61 billion
10 Zimbabwe $1.48 billion
11 Kenya $1.35 billion
12 Senegal $1.31 billion
13 Cote d'ivoire $1.28 billion
14 Tunisia $1.22 billion
15 Cameroon $1.05 billion
16 Uganda $1.04 billion
17 Madagascar $1.03 billion
18 Niger $0.64 billion
19 Burkina faso $0.46 billion
20 Chad $0.45 billion
21 Mali $0.34 billion
22 Sierra Leone $0.33 billion
23 Benin $0.33 billion
24 Mauritania $0.31 billion
25 Gabon $0.29 billion
26 Somalia $0.29 billion
27 Liberia $0.28 billion
28 Republic of Congo $0.25 billion
29 Malawi $0.25 billion
30 Togo $0.24 billion
31 Central Africa $0.19 billion
32 Burundi $0.18 billion
33 Rwanda $0.17 billion
34 Eswatini $0.08 billion
35 Equatorial Guinea $0.07 billion
36 Botswana $0.07 billion
37 Lesotho $0.06 billion
38 Gambia $0.04 billion
39 Seychelles $0.02 billion

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