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    African Economies — Interactive Map

    Hover a country to fetch its latest GDP, population, and income group live from the World Bank Open Data API.

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    Africa (all)
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    Countries covered54
    Data sourceWorld Bank Open Data
    IndicatorsNY.GDP.MKTP.CD · SP.POP.TOTL
    Hover a country to fetch its latest World Bank figures. Click to pin.
    Values are the most recent non-null observations returned by the World Bank API (2015–2024 window). Income group updates the country's fill colour once loaded.

    Africa's Largest Economies — 2026 Nominal GDP

    IMF WEO projections (Oct 2025 vintage). South Africa reclaims #1 in USD terms as Nigeria's naira reform and Egypt's pound devaluation compress local-currency GDP into smaller USD prints.

    Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database, October 2025 (nominal GDP, current USD) · As of 2026 projection

    Mobile Money Penetration — % of Adults Active

    Active 90-day mobile money accounts as a share of the adult population. East and West African markets lead the world; bank-account-first economies (SA) lag.

    Source: GSMA State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, central bank statistical bulletins · As of 2025 reporting cycle

    Compare Mode — Multi-Country, Side-by-Side

    Pick up to 5 markets. Every metric uses a fixed scale across all 12 markets so bars stay directly comparable as you change the selection.

    3/5 countries

    Nominal GDP

    USD bn

    GDP per Capita

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    Population

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    CPI Inflation YoY

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    🇿🇦South Africa
    🇳🇬Nigeria
    🇰🇪Kenya

    Source: IMF WEO Oct 2025 · UN Population Prospects 2024 · National statistics agencies · Central bank MPC communiqués · As of Q2 2026 · Bar scales fixed to full universe — selection changes don't re-stretch bars

    At-a-Glance Snapshot — 12 Key Markets

    Macro, demographic, and monetary essentials in one scannable view.

    Q2 2026 vintage
    MarketRegionGDP ($bn)Pop (m)GDP/cap ($)CPI YoYPolicy Rate
    🇿🇦South AfricaSouthern41064$6,4063.2%7.00%
    🇪🇬EgyptNorth385116$3,31914.2%25.00%
    🇳🇬NigeriaWest260230$1,13019.8%27.50%
    🇩🇿AlgeriaNorth27047$5,7454.0%3.00%
    🇲🇦MoroccoNorth17538$4,6051.1%2.25%
    🇪🇹EthiopiaEast165130$1,26917.5%15.00%
    🇰🇪KenyaEast13556$2,4114.1%9.75%
    🇦🇴AngolaSouthern11038$2,89521.4%19.50%
    🇨🇮Côte d'IvoireWest9532$2,9693.5%3.50%
    🇹🇿TanzaniaEast9068$1,3243.2%6.00%
    🇬🇭GhanaWest8535$2,42911.3%22.00%
    🇺🇬UgandaEast6049$1,2244.2%9.75%

    Source: IMF WEO Oct 2025 · UN Population Prospects 2024 · National statistics agencies (CPI) · Central bank MPC communiqués (rates)