Middle Africa

9Countries
220MPopulation
$348BGDP
6.61M km²Area

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9 countries sorted by GDP

#CountryCapitalPopulationGDPArea
1 AngolaLuanda39.0M$122B1.25M km²
2 DR CongoKinshasa113M$91.0B2.34M km²
3 CameroonYaounde29.9M$58.9B475,442 km²
4 ChadN'Djamena21.0M$21.5B1.28M km²
5 GabonLibreville2.59M$21.4B267,668 km²
6 Republic of the CongoBrazzaville6.48M$16.3B342,000 km²
7 Equatorial GuineaMalabo1.94M$12.8B28,051 km²
8 Central African RepublicBangui5.51M$3.07B622,984 km²
9 Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome240K$0.98B964 km²

Key Insights

Largest Economies & Populations

Angola leads Middle Africa with a GDP of $122B, followed by DR Congo ($91.0B) and Cameroon ($58.9B). The most populous country is DR Congo with 113M people, while DR Congo covers the largest area at 2.34M km².

GDP
Angola
$122B
DR Congo
$91.0B
Cameroon
$58.9B
Chad
$21.5B
Gabon
$21.4B
Population
DR Congo
113M
Angola
39.0M
Cameroon
29.9M
Chad
21.0M
Republic of the Congo
6.48M

GDP per Capita

Gabon has the highest GDP per capita at $8,263, which is 14.9x higher than Central African Republic ($556), the lowest in the group.

Gabon
$8,263
Equatorial Guinea
$6,615
Sao Tome and Principe
$4,084
Angola
$3,129
Republic of the Congo
$2,515
Cameroon
$1,972
Chad
$1,022
DR Congo
$807
Central African Republic
$556

GDP Growth

The fastest-growing economy is DR Congo at +5.76%, followed by Chad (+5.59%) and Central African Republic (+4.50%). The slowest growth is Equatorial Guinea at -5.85%.

DR Congo
+5.76%
Chad
+5.59%
Central African Republic
+4.50%
Cameroon
+3.20%
Angola
+3.13%
Republic of the Congo
+3.08%
Gabon
+2.47%
Sao Tome and Principe
+1.03%
Equatorial Guinea
-5.85%