GDP ranking of Africa countries in 1974

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024, among the Africa countries in 1974, South Africa ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $41.39 billion; Nigeria ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $24.85 billion; Algeria ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $13.21 billion; Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $9.6 billion; and Egypt, with a total economy of $9.23 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 $41.39 billion
2 Nigeria $24.85 billion
3 Algeria $13.21 billion
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo $9.6 billion
5 Egypt $9.23 billion
6 Morocco $7.68 billion
7 Sudan $4.6 billion
8 Zimbabwe $3.98 billion
9 Tunisia $3.55 billion
10 Zambia $3.12 billion
11 Cote d'ivoire $3.07 billion
12 Kenya $2.97 billion
13 Ghana $2.89 billion
14 Cameroon $2.16 billion
15 Uganda $2.1 billion
16 Senegal $2.1 billion
17 Madagascar $1.92 billion
18 Gabon $1.54 billion
19 Niger $1.03 billion
20 Burkina faso $0.75 billion
21 Chad $0.65 billion
22 Sierra Leone $0.65 billion
23 Mauritania $0.61 billion
24 Republic of Congo $0.59 billion
25 Togo $0.56 billion
26 Benin $0.56 billion
27 Malawi $0.55 billion
28 Mali $0.54 billion
29 Liberia $0.49 billion
30 Somalia $0.47 billion
31 Burundi $0.35 billion
32 Rwanda $0.31 billion
33 Botswana $0.31 billion
34 Central Africa $0.28 billion
35 Eswatini $0.26 billion
36 Lesotho $0.15 billion
37 Guinea-Bissau $0.1 billion
38 Gambia $0.1 billion
39 Equatorial Guinea $0.09 billion
40 Seychelles $0.04 billion

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