The Richest Countries In Africa
| Rank | Country | 2015 GDP (PPP) millions of dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 5,736,700 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1,192.00 |
| 3 | Egypt | 995.97 |
| 4 | South Africa | 724.01 |
| 5 | Algeria | 570.64 |
| 6 | Morocco | 274.53 |
| 7 | Angola | 185.25 |
| 8 | Sudan | 167.42 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 159.22 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 146.70 |
| 11 | Kenya | 143.05 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 127.21 |
| 13 | Ghana | 113.35 |
| 14 | Liby | 92.88 |
| 15 | Uganda | 79.75 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast | 78.34 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 72.11 |
| 18 | Zambia | 64.65 |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 63.27 |
| 20 | Botswana | 37.16 |
| 21 | Senegal | 36.30 |
| 22 | Madagascar | 35.56 |
| 23 | Gabon | 34.41 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 33.73 |
| 25 | Chad | 32.00 |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 31.18 |
| 27 | Mali | 29.15 |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 28.90 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 27.92 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.94 |
| 31 | Namibia | 24.84 |
| 32 | Mauritius | 24.51 |
| 33 | Benin | 21.16 |
| 34 | Malawi | 20.56 |
| 35 | Rwanda | 20.32 |
| 36 | Niger | 18.96 |
| 37 | Mauritania | 16.43 |
| 38 | Guinea | 15.28 |
| 39 | Swaziland | 10.87 |
| 40 | Togo | 10.82 |
| 41 | Eritrea | 7.94 |
| 42 | Burundi | 7.88 |
| 43 | Somalia | 5.90 |
| 44 | Lesotho | 5.78 |
| 45 | The Gambia | 3.27 |
| 46 | Liberia | 3.78 |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 3.48 |
| 48 | Djibouti | 3.09 |
| 49 | Seychelles | 2.53 |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.94 |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 1.62 |
| 52 | Comoros | 1.21 |
| 53 | São Tomé and PrÃncipe | 0.66 |
10. Â Kenya
Kenya is an East African equatorial nation with Nairobi as its capital city. The country is bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. It has a coastline on the Indian Ocean. Kenya is the tenth richest country in Africa in terms of GDP.
Even though Kenya is one of East and Central Africa’s biggest economy, the country suffers from a poor Human Development Index of only 0.519 that places Kenya in the 145th position among 186 countries in the world. Corruption is highly prevalent. 75% of the country’s workforce is employed in the agricultural sector. Developments in tourism, telecommunications, and higher education have boosted the Kenyan economy in the last few years. 62% of GDP is contributed by the service sector and 22% by agriculture and the rest by the industries in the country.
9. Â Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African country located within the African Great Lakes region. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi border Tanzania.
Though Tanzania is the tenth richest country in Africa by GDP, it is one of the world’s poorest country. The country’s per capita GDP of $1,813 is 32% lower than the average of $2,673 of the sub-Saharan African countries. However, the per capital GDP of the country has steadily risen from 2009 through 2013 at an average of 3.5% per year. South Africa, China, and Switzerland are Tanzania’s largest trading partners. The Great Recession was also braved fairly well by the country.
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