Sub-Saharan Africa
48 countries in this World Bank region.
About Sub-Saharan Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa comprises 48 countries south of the Sahara Desert. It is the world's fastest-growing region by population and contains some of the world's youngest populations. The region has enormous natural resource wealth and agricultural potential. Key development challenges include infrastructure gaps, governance, and building broad-based economic growth that reduces poverty.
GDP Comparison
| # | Country | GDP (current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $401.1B | 2024 |
| 2 | Nigeria | $252.3B | 2024 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | $149.7B | 2024 |
| 4 | Kenya | $120.3B | 2024 |
| 5 | Angola | $101.0B | 2024 |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | $87.1B | 2024 |
| 7 | Ghana | $82.3B | 2024 |
| 8 | Tanzania | $78.8B | 2024 |
| 9 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | $71.0B | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | $53.9B | 2024 |
| 11 | Cameroon | $53.3B | 2024 |
| 12 | Sudan | $49.7B | 2024 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | $41.5B | 2024 |
| 14 | Senegal | $32.8B | 2024 |
| 15 | Mali | $26.8B | 2024 |
| 16 | Zambia | $25.3B | 2024 |
| 17 | Guinea | $25.0B | 2024 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | $23.1B | 2024 |
| 19 | Mozambique | $22.7B | 2024 |
| 20 | Benin | $21.5B | 2024 |
| 21 | Gabon | $20.9B | 2024 |
| 22 | Niger | $19.9B | 2024 |
| 23 | Chad | $19.5B | 2024 |
| 24 | Botswana | $19.4B | 2024 |
| 25 | Madagascar | $17.4B | 2024 |
| 26 | Congo, Rep. | $15.7B | 2024 |
| 27 | Mauritius | $14.9B | 2024 |
| 28 | Rwanda | $14.3B | 2024 |
| 29 | Namibia | $13.4B | 2024 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | $12.8B | 2024 |
| 31 | South Sudan | $12.0B | 2015 |
| 32 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $12.0B | 2024 |
| 33 | Malawi | $11.3B | 2024 |
| 34 | Mauritania | $10.9B | 2024 |
| 35 | Togo | $10.7B | 2024 |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | $7.0B | 2024 |
| 37 | Eswatini | $4.9B | 2024 |
| 38 | Liberia | $4.8B | 2024 |
| 39 | Burundi | $3.1B | 2024 |
| 40 | Central African Republic | $2.8B | 2024 |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | $2.7B | 2024 |
| 42 | Gambia, The | $2.4B | 2024 |
| 43 | Lesotho | $2.3B | 2024 |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | $2.2B | 2024 |
| 45 | Seychelles | $2.2B | 2024 |
| 46 | Eritrea | $2.1B | 2011 |
| 47 | Comoros | $1.4B | 2024 |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | $822M | 2024 |
All Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Cote d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Regional groupings follow World Bank regional classifications. Data sourced from World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0.