IMF data · 54 countries · checked every day
African economies, country by country.
Growth, living standards, debt and inflation: sourced figures for every African country, from 2015 to the 2030 projections, to compare freely.
Africa's GDP in current dollars · 2025
IMF, at market exchange rates · dashed: projections
The map
Africa at a glance.
Touch a country to see its figures. The colour follows the chosen indicator.
- below 5 bn$
- 5 bn$ to 15 bn$
- 15 bn$ to 40 bn$
- 40 bn$ to 100 bn$
- 100 bn$ to 250 bn$
- above 250 bn$
- No data
Islands are marked with a dot. Western Sahara has no separate IMF data. Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook.
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Sovereign ratings · S&P, Moody's, Fitch
What the rating agencies think.
34 countries are rated. Only 2 are investment grade on average; most are « highly speculative » (B).
- Good rating · Investment grade
- Fair rating · Speculative (BB)
- Weak rating · Highly speculative (B)
- Very weak rating · Substantial risk (CCC)
- Critical rating · Default or near default
- + 20 countries without a rating
Long-term foreign-currency ratings · average on a common scale computed by Syli Atlas · sources: the agencies' releases · not investment advice
The continent in 2025
Five regions, very different paths.
- Total GDP · 2025
- 3,177 bn$
- current dollars
- Population · 2025
- 1,487.6 M
- inhabitants
- Growth · 2025
- +4.5 %
- weighted average
- GDP in dollars · 2020 → 2025
- +17.6 %
- World: +37.6 %
| Region | GDP 2025 | Share of African GDP | Population 2025 | GDP in dollars 2020 → 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Africa | 236.6 bn$ | 7.4 % | 186.0 M | |
| Southern Africa | 736.5 bn$ | 23.2 % | 210.7 M | |
| East Africa | 533.9 bn$ | 16.8 % | 411.0 M | |
| North Africa | 947.7 bn$ | 29.8 % | 217.5 M | |
| West Africa | 722.6 bn$ | 22.7 % | 462.4 M |
IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · regional totals computed by Syli Atlas (African Union regions)
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