GDP ranking of Africa countries in 1985

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024, among the Africa countries in 1985, Nigeria ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $73.75 billion; South Africa ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $64.46 billion; Algeria ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $57.94 billion; Egypt ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $39.05 billion; and Morocco, with a total economy of $14.99 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP
1 Nigeria $73.75 billion
2 South Africa $64.46 billion
3 Algeria $57.94 billion
4 Egypt $39.05 billion
5 Morocco $14.99 billion
6 Ethiopia $9.48 billion
7 Cameroon $8.55 billion
8 Tunisia $8.41 billion
9 Sudan $8.09 billion
10 Angola $7.55 billion
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo $7.2 billion
12 Cote d'ivoire $6.98 billion
13 Kenya $6.14 billion
14 Zimbabwe $5.64 billion
15 Ghana $4.5 billion
16 Mozambique $4.46 billion
17 Senegal $3.82 billion
18 Madagascar $3.8 billion
19 Uganda $3.52 billion
20 Gabon $3.34 billion
21 Zambia $2.28 billion
22 Republic of Congo $2.16 billion
23 Rwanda $1.72 billion
24 Namibia $1.61 billion
25 Burkina faso $1.55 billion
26 Niger $1.44 billion
27 Mali $1.39 billion
28 Burundi $1.15 billion
29 Malawi $1.13 billion
30 Botswana $1.12 billion
31 Mauritius $1.08 billion
32 Benin $1.05 billion
33 Chad $1.03 billion
34 Mauritania $1.01 billion
35 Somalia $0.88 billion
36 Central Africa $0.87 billion
37 Sierra Leone $0.86 billion
38 Liberia $0.85 billion
39 Togo $0.76 billion
40 Eswatini $0.36 billion
41 Djibouti $0.34 billion
42 Lesotho $0.27 billion
43 Gambia $0.23 billion
44 Comores $0.2 billion
45 Seychelles $0.17 billion
46 Guinea-Bissau $0.14 billion
47 Cape verde Islands $0.14 billion
48 Equatorial Guinea $0.06 billion

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