Note: All economic indicators shown are based on the most recent complete year of data available from sources like the IMF, African Monitor and World Bank, which is currently 2024. Due to the time required for data collection, validation, and publication, 2025 data is not yet officially released.
Country | Real GDP growth (%) | Nominal GDP (USD) | GDP per capita (USD) | Inflation rate (%) | Official exchange rate (local currency units per US$) | Fiscal balance (% of GDP) | Public debt (% of GDP) | Current account (% of GDP) | Export growth (%) | Import growth (%) | Unemployment rate (% of labor force) | Total labor force (number of people) | Employment to population ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1.25 | 438.57 | 6968.42 | 4.73 | 18.33 | -6.17 | 73.71 | -1.42 | 4.28 | 3.98 | 33.17 | 27765994.00 | 39.12 |
| Tunisia | 2.13 | 48.10 | 3899.45 | 7.86 | 3.11 | -3.47 | 87.12 | -6.46 | 4.19 | 4.40 | 16.20 | 4246885.00 | 38.16 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.39 | 0.57 | 2414.64 | 5.62 | 23.48 | 2.53 | 60.47 | -9.61 | 1.85 | 4.10 | 9.17 | 34471.00 | 21.38 |
| Nigeria | 2.94 | 651.34 | 2860.36 | 12.64 | 1478.97 | -5.86 | 39.85 | -0.46 | -3.94 | -5.97 | 2.99 | 113349564.00 | 80.12 |
| Madagascar | 5.17 | 17.18 | 561.66 | 7.45 | 4525.42 | -4.70 | 53.64 | -5.07 | 9.17 | 9.78 | 3.01 | 16519381.00 | 82.52 |
| Tanzania | 6.22 | 93.31 | 1430.51 | 4.46 | 2400.00 | -2.94 | 36.77 | -3.27 | 8.51 | 8.17 | 2.58 | 32982660.00 | 81.56 |
| DR Congo | 6.94 | 77.17 | 747.75 | 5.62 | 2870.00 | -2.38 | 9.01 | 0.28 | 11.25 | 9.71 | 4.56 | 38546033.00 | 62.38 |
| Botswana | 3.96 | 20.08 | 7865.43 | 4.58 | 13.56 | 2.31 | 17.86 | 4.24 | 5.14 | 4.66 | 23.14 | 1173186.00 | 52.70 |
| Gambia | 6.46 | 2.52 | 923.93 | 8.41 | 72.00 | -1.45 | 67.97 | -9.36 | 16.95 | 2.02 | 6.50 | 783147.00 | 44.40 |
| Lesotho | 2.13 | 2.70 | 1247.85 | 5.50 | 18.33 | -4.97 | 45.36 | -9.88 | 0.79 | 4.01 | 16.15 | 884160.00 | 48.44 |
| Mauritania | 8.12 | 11.95 | 2639.27 | 5.75 | 39.71 | -1.96 | 47.59 | -7.91 | 4.90 | 3.62 | 10.37 | 1209855.00 | 36.62 |
| Comoros | 3.88 | 1.36 | 1324.78 | 1.23 | 454.52 | -2.91 | 39.68 | -6.34 | 8.92 | -1.63 | 3.88 | 276379.00 | 48.75 |
| Uganda | 6.00 | 57.69 | 1243.40 | 5.71 | 3757.26 | -3.95 | 51.02 | -11.34 | 9.16 | 13.11 | 2.94 | 22829059.00 | 78.47 |
| Equatorial Guinea | -12.29 | 13.72 | 8630.76 | 5.23 | 606.35 | 2.41 | 28.46 | -5.29 | -20.71 | -18.60 | 7.82 | 714966.00 | 55.53 |
| Benin | 6.00 | 19.64 | 1447.37 | 2.00 | 606.35 | -2.90 | 54.35 | -4.62 | 10.89 | 8.88 | 1.72 | 6397139.00 | 74.37 |
| Eritrea | 2.86 | 2.82 | 741.75 | 4.06 | 15.07 | 0.61 | 137.70 | 10.18 | -3.83 | 2.78 | 5.55 | 1709561.00 | 73.82 |
| Zambia | 4.21 | 30.97 | 1456.59 | 7.65 | 26.17 | -8.06 | N/A | -0.70 | 9.68 | 4.08 | 5.96 | 7407019.00 | 55.82 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.19 | 20.38 | 869.05 | 1.00 | 606.35 | -4.30 | 58.52 | -2.99 | 5.86 | 3.35 | 5.17 | 6461318.00 | 44.71 |
| Guinea | 5.54 | 23.30 | 1511.34 | 10.25 | 8602.00 | -3.07 | 38.22 | -7.90 | 8.02 | 1.74 | 5.23 | 4534264.00 | 49.28 |
| Mali | 5.26 | 21.00 | 921.00 | 2.50 | 606.35 | -4.00 | 55.34 | -6.42 | 7.63 | 7.35 | 3.06 | 9126488.00 | 67.11 |
| Zimbabwe | 2.89 | 38.71 | 2348.68 | 36.14 | 3266.33 | -0.03 | 57.49 | 0.38 | N/A | N/A | 8.55 | 6386440.00 | 59.38 |
| Burundi | 4.87 | 4.35 | 325.51 | 4.50 | 2955.00 | -4.67 | 65.47 | -13.63 | 4.50 | 4.36 | 0.90 | 6106804.00 | 77.90 |
| Cameroon | 4.70 | 49.69 | 1695.04 | 2.56 | 606.35 | -0.12 | 40.48 | -3.27 | 9.67 | 7.67 | 3.52 | 11118837.00 | 62.90 |
| Morocco | 2.96 | 158.72 | 4247.28 | 2.19 | 9.94 | -4.40 | 70.62 | -3.78 | 5.57 | -1.69 | 8.94 | 12475182.00 | 40.11 |
| South Sudan | 4.64 | 10.87 | 703.75 | 12.00 | 3900.00 | 2.13 | 23.21 | -0.55 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5.00 | 1.83 | 926.85 | 3.00 | 606.35 | -3.53 | 77.69 | -4.54 | 2.88 | 4.51 | 2.62 | 845297.00 | 61.08 |
| Eswatini | 2.11 | 5.15 | 4381.64 | 4.43 | 18.32 | -1.59 | 41.32 | 0.86 | -1.38 | -1.84 | 34.40 | 390566.00 | 30.93 |
| Central African Republic | 3.78 | 2.83 | 540.65 | 2.70 | 606.35 | -0.91 | 45.24 | -7.46 | 2.51 | 7.48 | 5.90 | 2000171.00 | 69.24 |
| Somalia | 3.70 | 9.81 | 594.40 | 4.00 | 568.00 | -1.85 | N/A | -14.99 | N/A | N/A | 18.86 | 3439353.00 | 27.49 |
| Libya | 7.99 | 45.62 | 6599.02 | 3.04 | 4.83 | 18.82 | N/A | 22.82 | 0.17 | 15.82 | 18.61 | 2584879.00 | 39.27 |
| Chad | 3.42 | 14.23 | 771.71 | 3.03 | 606.35 | 4.18 | 34.29 | -4.67 | 3.47 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 6599919.00 | 59.63 |
| Djibouti | 6.00 | 4.35 | 4168.98 | 2.95 | 177.72 | -2.76 | 54.32 | -1.59 | 11.17 | 9.60 | 25.88 | 265171.00 | 23.75 |
| Republic of the Congo | 7.30 | 15.13 | 2927.17 | 3.00 | 606.35 | 6.40 | 64.52 | 8.07 | 7.55 | 10.33 | 19.69 | 2563444.00 | 54.58 |
| Rwanda | 6.96 | 14.00 | 1010.23 | 5.00 | 1318.13 | -5.16 | 69.39 | -10.33 | 17.20 | 5.09 | 11.99 | 5671034.00 | 55.89 |
| Ivory Coast | 6.60 | 79.17 | 2650.23 | 1.80 | 606.35 | -3.04 | 53.67 | -4.87 | 11.27 | 6.96 | 2.29 | 12594667.00 | 65.17 |
| Niger | 12.50 | 17.86 | 636.07 | 2.50 | 606.35 | -2.98 | 52.69 | -8.90 | 59.71 | 22.06 | 0.35 | 10486041.00 | 72.39 |
| Kenya | 5.49 | 125.10 | 2350.88 | 5.13 | 134.82 | -4.41 | 64.62 | -5.45 | 7.80 | 6.56 | 5.43 | 23781100.00 | 63.09 |
| Malawi | 3.19 | 11.28 | 482.22 | 12.62 | 1751.00 | -6.81 | 75.21 | -13.09 | 8.36 | 2.43 | 5.04 | 8601901.00 | 63.61 |
| Ghana | 3.93 | 73.00 | 2163.40 | 14.72 | 14.70 | -8.92 | 89.23 | -4.52 | 1.95 | 3.61 | 3.01 | 13927871.00 | 61.14 |
| Ethiopia | 6.20 | 140.05 | 1339.34 | 21.07 | 125.04 | -3.01 | 37.39 | -3.55 | 18.52 | 6.74 | 3.40 | 54470278.00 | 65.38 |
| Senegal | 10.42 | 33.71 | 1806.65 | 2.00 | 606.35 | -3.01 | 68.96 | -4.89 | 25.34 | 13.45 | 2.99 | 5763236.00 | 48.88 |
| Algeria | 1.97 | 196.62 | 4242.40 | 9.30 | 134.05 | -10.80 | 75.62 | -1.79 | -1.78 | 2.14 | 11.43 | 13294279.00 | 36.10 |
| Gabon | 3.73 | 22.19 | 10024.05 | 2.50 | 606.35 | 2.68 | 49.26 | -3.15 | 4.52 | 0.44 | 20.06 | 824439.00 | 40.87 |
| Namibia | 2.62 | 14.08 | 5231.01 | 4.48 | 18.33 | -4.77 | 71.52 | -3.82 | 4.07 | 3.71 | 19.15 | 1130939.00 | 47.88 |
| Seychelles | 4.80 | 2.28 | 22648.67 | 1.50 | 14.53 | 1.75 | 57.66 | -8.60 | 15.01 | 8.10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mauritius | 4.21 | 13.47 | 10679.19 | 5.57 | 46.41 | -4.68 | 89.75 | -5.30 | 15.69 | 3.95 | 5.48 | 594662.00 | 52.41 |
| Togo | 6.50 | 9.80 | 1072.94 | 1.97 | 606.35 | -3.43 | 63.43 | -4.08 | 9.12 | 4.77 | 1.94 | 3344953.00 | 57.00 |
| Angola | 3.88 | 142.20 | 4071.39 | 9.90 | 869.85 | -0.02 | 47.92 | 2.59 | 2.00 | 6.96 | 14.46 | 15960547.00 | 64.75 |
| Egypt | 5.18 | 510.85 | 4714.85 | 8.05 | 45.30 | -7.49 | 84.63 | -2.94 | 13.16 | 9.03 | 7.20 | 33748776.00 | 39.52 |
| Sudan | 5.55 | 47.86 | 973.95 | 34.80 | 1987.00 | -1.35 | 140.09 | -7.67 | 8.20 | 10.69 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mozambique | 8.24 | 21.76 | 624.27 | 8.16 | 63.91 | -3.36 | 99.80 | -38.82 | 12.17 | 10.57 | 3.53 | 15172714.00 | 76.13 |
| Cape Verde | 5.70 | 2.31 | 3964.39 | 2.00 | 101.92 | -4.08 | 142.57 | -5.89 | 12.42 | 6.86 | 11.88 | 224498.00 | 50.63 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.95 | 4.19 | 484.59 | 20.75 | 22.59 | -2.37 | 71.96 | -7.35 | 1.10 | 2.93 | 3.13 | 2863312.00 | 51.84 |
| Liberia | 5.05 | 4.23 | 760.87 | 5.10 | 183.00 | -3.84 | 58.49 | -16.15 | 9.49 | 5.71 | 2.88 | 2606936.00 | 74.59 |
| Averages: | 4.67 | 62.99 | 2997.55 | 6.94 | 935.88 | -2.27 | 61.59 | -4.91 | 7.85 | 5.29 | 8.90 | 11309603.43 | 55.47 |