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GDP per capita
Gross domestic product divided by mid-year population, expressed in current US dollars.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Gross domestic product divided by mid-year population, expressed in current US dollars.
Calculation
GDP at current USD divided by population. Sources: World Bank national accounts, OECD National Accounts.
Primary source
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
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Continent average
3,020
USD
Continental view
Africa, color-coded.
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Time series
How it's changed.
Continent average vs. Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. Values in USD.
Continent average
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Biggest improvers
Largest gains since 2000
Zimbabwe↑ 631%
2007: 414 USD2025: 3,021 USD
São Tomé and Príncipe↑ 365%
2007: 879 USD2025: 4,084 USD
Djibouti↑ 303%
2007: 970 USD2025: 3,906 USD
Ethiopia↑ 293%
2007: 237 USD2025: 933 USD
Stalled or worse
Smallest gains, or moved the wrong way
Open the data
Every country, latest available value.
Sorted highest to lowest — higher is better. Click any country to open its dataset detail page.
| Rank | Country | Value (USD) | Year |
|---|
| #1 | 🇸🇨Seychelles | 19,449 | 2025 |
| #2 | 🇲🇺Mauritius | 12,991 | 2025 |
| #3 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 8,263 | 2025 |
| #4 | 🇧🇼Botswana | 7,778 | 2025 |
| #5 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 6,615 | 2025 |
| #6 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 6,598 | 2025 |
| #7 | 🇱🇾Libya | 6,449 | 2025 |
| #8 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 6,051 | 2025 |
| #9 | 🇨🇻Cabo Verde | 5,796 | 2025 |
| #10 | 🇳🇦Namibia | 4,876 | 2025 |
| … 34 more countries between … |
| #45 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 846 | 2025 |
| #46 | 🇨🇩DR Congo | 807 | 2025 |
| #47 | 🇳🇪Niger | 775 | 2025 |
| #48 | 🇪🇷Eritrea | 689 | 2011 |
| #49 | 🇲🇼Malawi | 672 | 2025 |
| #50 | 🇸🇴Somalia | 661 | 2025 |
| #51 | 🇲🇿Mozambique | 627 | 2025 |
| #52 | 🇲🇬Madagascar | 599 | 2025 |
| #53 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 556 | 2025 |
| #54 | 🇧🇮Burundi | 234 | 2025 |
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2007: 12,617 USD2025: 6,615 USD
Nigeria↓ 43%
2008: 2,154 USD2025: 1,224 USD
Libya↓ 42%
2007: 11,145 USD2025: 6,449 USD
South Sudan↓ 35%
2008: 1,654 USD2015: 1,080 USD
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Every country, every year — GDP per capita.
All 1,000 data points for this indicator across all 54 African countries (1960–2025). Free for any non-commercial use; please cite World Bank.