This is a list of African countries by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP (PPP) per capita is given in international dollars.
Note that the list does not include Mayotte and Réunion, which are both geographically part of Africa but politically overseas departments and regions of France. Additionally, Eritrea is excluded from the list due to a lack of recent data.
List
Rank Country 2026 GDP (PPP) per capita |access-date=18 April 2026 1 $35,855 2 $34,830 3 $25,847 4 $23,321 5 $22,039 6 $19,061 7 $19,677 8 $18,749 9 $16,740 10 $15,833 11 $14,244 12 $13,313 13 $12,666 14 $12,336 15 $10,446 16 $10,166 17 $9,994 18 $9,280 19 $9,116 20 $8,672 21 $8,443 22 $8,020 23 $6,711 24 $6,712 25 $5,993 26 $5,565 27 $5,177 28 $5,088 29 $4,572 30 $4,974 31 $4,607 32 $4,222 33 $4,523 34 $4,192 35 $3,865 36 $3,909 37 $3,757 38 $3,300 39 $3,405 40 $3,458 41 $3,227 42 $3,665 43 $2,451 44 $2,232 45 $2,106 46 $2,095 47 $1,956 48 $2,144 49 $1,797 50 $1,699 51 $1,540 52 $1,468 53 $1,031
See also List of African countries by GDP (nominal) List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
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