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Country GDP (PPP) GDP per capita Peak year Africa [2] 9,490.335: 5,921.88: 2024
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa. [2]
Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022. [4] Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century.
The first set of data on the left columns of the table includes estimates for the year 2023 made for each economy of the 196 economies (189 U.N. member states and 7 areas of Aruba, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Macau, Palestine, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan) covered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s International Financial Statistics (IFS) database.
Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. Africa is also the youngest continent, as 60% of Africa is 24 years of age or younger. [2] This list also includes the partially recognized country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , commonly known as Western Sahara , which is a member of the African Union .
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 excludes overseas departments Mayotte and Réunion (France), both west of Mauritius.
Rank Country Nominal GDP (Billion US$) Per Capita (US$) 1 South Africa 400.000: 6,451 2 Egypt 347.594 3,225 3 Algeria 266.780 5,722 4 Nigeria 252.738 1,110 5 Ethiopia 205.130
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries.