GDP ranking of Africa countries in 1981

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024, among the Africa countries in 1981, Nigeria ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $164.48 billion; South Africa ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $93.14 billion; Algeria ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $44.35 billion; Egypt ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $22.14 billion; and Morocco, with a total economy of $17.79 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP
1 Nigeria $164.48 billion
2 South Africa $93.14 billion
3 Algeria $44.35 billion
4 Egypt $22.14 billion
5 Morocco $17.79 billion
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo $12.54 billion
7 Sudan $10.02 billion
8 Cote d'ivoire $8.43 billion
9 Tunisia $8.43 billion
10 Zimbabwe $8.01 billion
11 Ethiopia $7.33 billion
12 Kenya $6.85 billion
13 Cameroon $6.61 billion
14 Angola $5.55 billion
15 Madagascar $4.76 billion
16 Ghana $4.22 billion
17 Senegal $4.1 billion
18 Zambia $3.87 billion
19 Gabon $3.86 billion
20 Mozambique $3.54 billion
21 Namibia $2.25 billion
22 Niger $2.17 billion
23 Republic of Congo $1.99 billion
24 Burkina faso $1.78 billion
25 Mali $1.54 billion
26 Rwanda $1.41 billion
27 Uganda $1.34 billion
28 Benin $1.29 billion
29 Malawi $1.24 billion
30 Mauritius $1.14 billion
31 Sierra Leone $1.12 billion
32 Mauritania $1.11 billion
33 Botswana $1.07 billion
34 Burundi $0.97 billion
35 Togo $0.96 billion
36 Chad $0.88 billion
37 Liberia $0.85 billion
38 Somalia $0.7 billion
39 Central Africa $0.7 billion
40 Eswatini $0.57 billion
41 Lesotho $0.43 billion
42 Gambia $0.22 billion
43 Comores $0.2 billion
44 Seychelles $0.16 billion
45 Guinea-Bissau $0.16 billion
46 Cape verde Islands $0.14 billion
47 Equatorial Guinea $0.04 billion

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