Countries in Africa by gdp growth
How much the economy grew in real terms over the year — output at constant prices, so inflation does not count as growth. 52 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025
Median country
+4.5%
half above, half below| # | Country | % a year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Libya | +13.4% | Northern Africa |
| 2 |  Ethiopia | +9.8% | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Rwanda | +9.4% | Eastern Africa |
| =4 |  Benin | +8.1% | Western Africa |
| =4 |  Zimbabwe | +8.1% | Eastern Africa |
| 6 |  Guinea | +7.4% | Western Africa |
| 7 |  Niger | +7.0% | Western Africa |
| 8 |  Senegal | +6.7% | Western Africa |
| =9 |  Côte d'Ivoire | +6.5% | Western Africa |
| =9 |  Djibouti | +6.5% | Eastern Africa |
| =11 |  Cabo Verde | +6.3% | Western Africa |
| =11 |  Togo | +6.3% | Western Africa |
| =11 |  Uganda | +6.3% | Eastern Africa |
| 14 |  Ghana | +6.0% | Western Africa |
| =15 |  Gambia | +5.9% | Western Africa |
| =15 |  Tanzania | +5.9% | Eastern Africa |
| =17 |  DR Congo | +5.8% | Middle Africa |
| =17 |  Guinea-Bissau | +5.8% | Western Africa |
| =17 |  Seychelles | +5.8% | Eastern Africa |
| =20 |  Chad | +5.6% | Middle Africa |
| =20 |  Mali | +5.6% | Western Africa |
| 22 |  Burkina Faso | +5.3% | Western Africa |
| 23 |  Liberia | +5.0% | Western Africa |
| =24 |  Kenya | +4.6% | Eastern Africa |
| =24 |  Morocco | +4.6% | Northern Africa |
| =24 |  Sierra Leone | +4.6% | Western Africa |
| 27 |  Central African Republic | +4.5% | Middle Africa |
| 28 |  Egypt | +4.4% | Northern Africa |
| =29 |  Burundi | +4.2% | Eastern Africa |
| =29 |  Eswatini | +4.2% | Southern Africa |
| =31 |  Mauritania | +4.0% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Nigeria | +4.0% | Western Africa |
| =33 |  Algeria | +3.8% | Northern Africa |
| =33 |  Comoros | +3.8% | Eastern Africa |
| =33 |  Zambia | +3.8% | Eastern Africa |
| =36 |  Cameroon | +3.2% | Middle Africa |
| =36 |  Mauritius | +3.2% | Eastern Africa |
| =38 |  Angola | +3.1% | Middle Africa |
| =38 |  Congo | +3.1% | Middle Africa |
| =38 |  Sudan | +3.1% | Northern Africa |
| =41 |  Madagascar | +3.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =41 |  Somalia | +3.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =43 |  Gabon | +2.5% | Middle Africa |
| =43 |  Tunisia | +2.5% | Northern Africa |
| 45 |  Lesotho | +2.0% | Southern Africa |
| 46 |  Malawi | +1.9% | Eastern Africa |
| 47 |  Namibia | +1.7% | Southern Africa |
| 48 |  South Africa | +1.1% | Southern Africa |
| 49 |  São Tomé and Principe | +1.0% | Middle Africa |
| 50 |  Mozambique | −0.5% | Eastern Africa |
| 51 |  Botswana | −0.7% | Southern Africa |
| 52 |  Equatorial Guinea | −5.8% | Middle Africa |
No World Bank figure for 2 countries: Eritrea, South Sudan.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the fastest-growing economy?
- Libya has the fastest-growing economy in Africa: +13.4% a year (2025). Next come Ethiopia (+9.8% a year) and Rwanda (+9.4% a year).
- Which country in Africa has the weakest growth?
- Equatorial Guinea, with −5.8% a year (2025).
- What is the typical gdp growth of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 52 countries in Africa is +4.5% a year: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- How much the economy grew in real terms over the year — output at constant prices, so inflation does not count as growth. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.