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Nigeria maintains largest African economy for fifth year in a row as Egypt catches up

Nigeria remains the largest African economy with a nominal GDP of $477.4 billion.

The top three economies ed for 49.5% of the African continent’s economy.
Angola recorded the fastest growth, while Zimbabwe contracted the most.

Egypt is catching up with Nigeria with a GDP of $476.7 billion.
Nigeria maintained the position of the largest economy on the African continent for the fifth consecutive year in 2022, with a nominal GDP of $477.4 billion.

The giant of Africa, as it is mostly referred to, ed for 17.4% of the African economy in the review year ($2.7 trillion).

This is according to data released by the World Bank. Nigeria has topped this list since 2018 when it overtook South Africa as the largest African economy.

According to the World Bank, Nigeria’s economy grew by 8.3% year over year in 2022 from $440.8 billion recorded in the previous year.

Egypt followed with a GDP estimate of $476.7 billion, having recorded a 12.3% growth in its GDP from $424.7 billion in 2021. In third position was South Africa with an estimate of $405.9 billion.


It is worth noting that the top three economies on the continent for almost half of the continent’s economy (49.5%).

Other countries that made the list of the top 10 largest economies in Africa include Algeria ($191.9 billion), Ethiopia ($126.8 billion), Kenya ($113.4 billion), Angola ($106.7 billion), Tanzania ($75.7 billion), Ghana ($72.8 billion), and Cote d’Ivoire ($70 billion).

Egypt is however catching up with Nigeria on the list of largest economies on the African continent after the northeastern country expanded by 12.3% to $476.7 billion, almost levelling with Nigeria.


Egypt sured South Africa in 2020 as the second-largest African economy and has remained in that position to date.

Fastest growing economies
On the list of fastest-growing economies on the African continent, Angola topped the list with a growth rate of 62.5%. Specifically, the GDP of the central African country increased from $65.7 billion recorded in 2021 to $106.7 billion in 2022.

According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), the growth was spurred by sustained high oil prices, which averaged $100.65/barrel in 2022.

Sudan followed with a growth rate of 50.9% as GDP grew from $34.2 billion to $51.7 billion in the review year. Zambia recorded a growth rate of 34.5% to stand in third position, while Guinea was the fourth fastest growing with a nominal growth rate of 31.9%. Seychelles grew by 23.4% to $1.59 billion in 2022.

On the flip side, Zimbabwe recorded the highest contraction of 27.1% as its nominal GDP dropped from $28.4 billion to $20.7 billion. Ghana followed with an 8% contraction, while the GDP of Sierra Leone dipped by 6.6% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, the continent’s economy expanded by 3.8% to $2.7 trillion from $2.5 trillion recorded in the previous year, despite different headwinds, which impact most economies on the continent, ranging from high inflationary pressure, fiscal deficit, and high debt amongst others.

What they are saying

The African Development Bank has said that Africa is poised to become the second-fastest growing region globally in 2023, following Asia, underscoring the resilience of its economy in the face of numerous global shocks.
However, the attainment of this projected growth hinges on both global circumstances and Africa’s capacity to enhance its economic resilience, as indicated by the 2023 African Economic Outlook report by the African Development Bank.
The report, unveiled by the regional bank, predicts that Africa will strengthen its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to a 4.3% increase in GDP growth in 2024, up from 3.8% in 2022. It further highlights that 22 countries are expected to achieve growth rates exceeding 5%.

It, however, recommended robust policy actions, including incentivizing green industries, and providing guarantees at scale to de-risk private sector investments in managing natural capital across the continent.

https://nairametrics.com/2023/07/21/nigeria-maintains-largest-african-economy-for-fifth-year-in-a-row-as-egypt-catches-up/

Greatest Nigeria! Ghana is still behind my Lagos state. Those who have contributed nothing to this will not understand Check my signature for free stuffs!

Nice one

Hope this news won't make some people to shit their intestines tonight as good news dey make dem dey purge

When GDP doesn't translate to living standards, it makes no meaning. Biggest economy in Africa is just the sum of total production and the level of poverty we have witnessed is alarming implying the rich are getting richer and the poor much more poorer than we can imagine.

I truly do not see this as a worthy news in our case.

GboyegaD:
When GDP doesn't translate to living standards, it makes no meaning. Biggest economy in Africa is just the sum of total production and the level of poverty we have witnessed is alarming implying the rich are getting richer and the poor much more poorer than we can imagine.

I truly do not see this as a worthy news in our case.

If high GDP doesn't translate to high living standards, seh na low GDP will improve standard of living?

helinues:
Nice one

Hope this news won't make some people to shit their intestines tonight as good news dey make dem dey purge

some people keeps deceiving themselves and still refuse to have sense, so i bet this lies will help you to but the 1 cup of garri you'd soak this night right.

Illterates everywhere. GDP per capita is the real deal

ezechi242:


some people keeps deceiving themselves and still refuse to have sense, so i bet this lies will help you to but the 1 cup of garri you'd soak this night right.

Lies in 5 straight years?

You better go and buy the flagyl before the pharmaceutical stores would close. Your own running stomach no go be worowo.

Kudos to hard working Nigerians

FreeStuffsNG:
Greatest Nigeria! Ghana is still behind my Lagos state.smh

Ghana is barely 30 million. Meanwhile Egypt with 110 million is far ahead GDP per capita

ezechi242:


some people keeps deceiving themselves and still refuse to have sense, so i bet this lies will help you to but the 1 cup of garri you'd soak this night right.

Na south west people like to deceive themselves with this kind news. The number of poor people in Nigeria is larger than the population of Egypt but na GDP wey foreigners de create dem de use decieve themselves

I never understood this useless title of "Africas biggest economy" if the vast majority of the people are suffering

Na title we go chop?

According to the report Nigerian economy grew by 8% last year. How can an economy grow by 8% and the citizens did not feel the impact.

Nigeria needs to sit up so that Egypt won't overtake us.

GDP per capita for Egypt is 4,088 dollars.
GDP per capita for Nigeria is 2,445 dollars.

gidgiddy:
I never understood this useless title of "Africas biggest economy" if the vast majority of the people are suffering

Na title we go chop?

What's the business of a Biafran patriot with Nigeria matter?

helinues:


Lies in 5 straight years?

You better go and buy the flagyl before the pharmaceutical stores would close. Your own running stomach no go be worowo.

please dont misplace your agbado id card o.....i heard they want to disburse garri and maggi tommorow

Very rubbish news. Audio talk. Any time I see news like dis I go just dey vex. People are suffering like mad and u say we are big and growing. A common man on d street will say otherwise

Who that one help

BAT, stop sponsoring propaganda

Ah, rigged and it doesn't translate to the poor Nigerians

wunmi590:


Ah, rigged

lol

Na one corrupt Nigerian dey in charge of the record

My foot

I no understand how

Fp booked

helinues:
Nice one

Hope this news won't make some people to shit their intestines tonight as good news dey make dem dey purge

some of you are sick. So Nigeria good like this to you