List of Wealthiest African Countries:
#1) Seychelles – The Richest Country In Africa Capital: Victoria
Officially Republic of Seychelles, based on per capita income, it is the wealthiest nation from Africa. This country is made up of small 115 islands and its population is less than 0.1 million. It is located in the Indian Ocean to the East of Africa. It is not located in mainland Africa, but as per conventions it is counted as an African nation. Its GDP is lesser than many people on the list of Forbes billionaires. Salmon is one of the highly exported thing from this African nation. With a small population and small GDP, it occupies the first spot in this list.

#2) #2) Equatorial Guinea – Second Wealthiest African
nation
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $19,818.11
Capital: Malabo

Situated on the West Coast of Africa is the second
richest country i.e. Equatorial Guinea. This wealthy
African nation has a population less than a million.
Its economy depends on fishing and farming of
especially Cocoa. Discovery of oil in the 1990s
further increased wealth of this African nation. It
was once a Spanish colony and its coasts were
discovered by explorers who set out to find a route
to India. Its illiteracy rate was too high in the 1970s,
but President Obiang ensured good policies to
reduce it down to 13 percent.

#3) Gabon
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $17,053.47
Capital: Libreville
With its per capita income more than other poorer
countries of Africa, Gabon qualifies as the third
richest country in the African continent. Gabon’s
economy today depends mostly on oil revenues and
timber plantation, according to the CIA. Situated in
sub-Sahara, Gabon has a very small population of
around a million. With its GDP less than $20 billion,
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and many others have
a greater net worth than it.

#4) Botswana GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $16,578.59 Capital: Gaborone Populated with more than 2 million, Botswana is the fourth wealthiest country in this list. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors where the country makes money. Standard of living is comparable to the nations like Turkey and Mexico. Much of its territorial area lies in Kalahari Desert which is another big desert after the Sahara. A British colony, Botswana has majority of its people living below the poverty line, yet a high GDP per capita makes it a rich African nation.

#5) South Africa

GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $11,273.08
Capitals: Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town
The fastest developing country in Africa and also in
the world, South Africa has the highest GDP in the
continent. It is a member of BRICS (Brazil Russia
India China and South Africa). The people of this
country find employment in diverse sectors like
agriculture, fishing, vehicle manufacturing and
assembly, food-processing, clothing and textiles. It
is the most developed nation in Africa and has a
very high Human Development Index. Cricket is the
most popular sport in this country and it is because
of British people who left their legacy. Because
apartheid, it had international sanctions that
debarred it from most of the things in the world like
trade, sport, etc.

#6) Libya

GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $10,129.61

Capital City: Tripoli

Libya is the richest African Arab country and overall
sixth on this list. Like other Arab nations, it also
depends on petroleum for money and it employs
many people in this sector. About 20% of GDP of
this rich country is for service and construction
sectors. Arabic is the most spoken language in
Libya and Sufi Islam is the most followed type of
Islam. Since fall of Muamma Gaddafi, Libya has
been in political turmoil and chaos. It has the
largest deposit of oils in the continent of Africa

#7) Tunisia GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $9,706.59 Capital: Tunis With a small number of inhabitants and a significant GDP, Tunisia is the seventh richest country in Africa. Also, it is the second richest African Arab country after Libya. It is a small nation when compared to its neighbors, Algeria to its west and Libya to its east. A trend among the educated is to move to European nations to the north of Mediterranean for jobs and better lifestyle.

# Namibia GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $7,694.44 Capital: Windhoek Depending mostly on South Africa for trading, Namibia is one of the fastest developing countries in Africa. Mining, Agriculture, manufacturing and tourism contribute heavily to this rich African country on Earth. Another Commonwealth country, Cricket is the most popular sport in Namibia. Ovambo is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. It has a low population less and low GDP as well. It has a low HDI as well and low illiteracy rate.

Seychelles here i come

#9) Algeria

GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $7,541.85

Capital: Algiers

Another Arab nation, Algeria is located in the
Northern Africa. It was frequently ruled by the
French invaders and was colonized for centuries by
France. Revenues from the oil sector and
agriculture contribute to this nation’s wealth.
Fishing, banking and finance are other areas where
Algeria generates a good chunk of money. A large
portion of its population is concentrated in capital
Algiers. French is also spoken and understood and
many of its citizens have moved to France and
Spain for jobs.

#10) Egypt

GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $6,594.00

Capital City: Cairo
With high output of more than $500 Billions, Egypt’s
economy is second only to South Africa. It is the
tenth richest country in Africa on this list of top 10.
It has the largest population in Middle-East and is
thenation known for pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
It was one of the victims of Arab Spring and
President Hosni Mubarak who succededAnwar
Saadat was deposed. And Mohammad Morsi was
elected President after wide public support. Later,
he himself was deposed in bloodless coup only to
be succeeded by Al-Sisi. Egypt is also the center of
learning of Sunni Islam. The Grand Al-Azhar
University of Islamic studies is situated in Egypt.

Hmmm,op are you really a nigerian? i will soon deport you to niger...

Which kind list be this,naija suppose dey up there,na naija get the largest economy for africa,op abeg complete your list joor.

kennboiy:
Which kind list be this,naija suppose dey up there,na naija get the largest economy for africa,op abeg complete list joor.

sorry bro no naija.ranking no 1 in Africa economy doesnt mean she is the richest

NaijaCuzin:
sorry bro no naija.ranking no 1 in Africa economy doesnt mean she is the richest

Abeg just slot our name,comot gabon for the list or the first country syphilis or whatever be the name sef,because i neva hear that name before

NaijaCuzin:
sorry bro no naija.ranking no 1 in Africa economy doesnt mean she is the richest

But is nigeria a female that you are calling it "she"

kennboiy:
But is nigeria a female that you are calling it "she"

Nah but that is how they address her.

kennboiy:
Abeg just slot our name,comot gabon for the list or the first country syphilis or whatever be the name sef,because i neva hear that name before

Its an island located near Madagascar

kennboiy:
But is nigeria a female that you are calling it "she"

lols where have you been when they refer a country to as her?

U can get an updated top 5 here. http:///richest-country-in-africa-2016-top-5-by-gdp/