Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita (current US$)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Seychelles leads GDP per capita (current US$) in 2025 at $19,449.38, while Burundi sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with $233.82. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.04.9 K9.7 K15 K19 KSeychellesSeychelles: $19,449.3819 KMauritiusMauritius: $12,991.2913 KGabonGabon: $8,263.038.3 KBotswanaBotswana: $7,778.127.8 KEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: $6,615.256.6 KSouth AfricaSouth Africa: $6,597.716.6 KCabo VerdeCabo Verde: $5,796.475.8 KNamibiaNamibia: $4,875.934.9 KEswatiniEswatini: $4,108.254.1 KSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: $4,084.404.1 KGhanaGhana: $3,257.163.3 KAngolaAngola: $3,129.483.1 K

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Seychelles $19,449.38
2 Mauritius $12,991.29
3 Gabon $8,263.03
4 Botswana $7,778.12
5 Equatorial Guinea $6,615.25
6 South Africa $6,597.71
7 Cabo Verde $5,796.47
8 Namibia $4,875.93
9 Eswatini $4,108.25
10 Sao Tome and Principe $4,084.40
11 Ghana $3,257.16
12 Angola $3,129.48
13 Cote d'Ivoire $3,050.10
14 Zimbabwe $3,021.43
15 Congo, Rep. $2,514.73
16 Kenya $2,362.86
17 Mauritania $2,197.51
18 Comoros $2,055.76
19 Cameroon $1,972.38
20 Senegal $1,954.71
21 Guinea $1,877.25
22 Benin $1,658.27
23 Togo $1,383.90
24 Tanzania $1,318.82
25 Zambia $1,317.88
26 Nigeria $1,224.25
27 Uganda $1,206.30
28 Mali $1,193.28
29 Sudan $1,164.54
30 Burkina Faso $1,147.57
31 Guinea-Bissau $1,123.77
32 Rwanda $1,123.74
33 Lesotho $1,088.96
34 Chad $1,022.34
35 Ethiopia $932.73
36 Gambia, The $919.06
37 Liberia $915.33
38 Sierra Leone $846.30
39 Congo, Dem. Rep. $806.78
40 Niger $775.35
41 Malawi $671.51
42 Somalia, Fed. Rep. $661.17
43 Mozambique $626.91
44 Madagascar $599.27
45 Central African Republic $556.13
46 Burundi $233.82

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for GDP per capita (current US$) in 2025, Seychelles leads with a gap of $6,458.09 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 46 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Burundi at $233.82.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.