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Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. [2]
A Guyanese historian, Walter Rodney, posits that foreign ownership of African natural resources is the "most direct way" that rich countries continue to dominate African states without formally colonizing them: "When citizens of Europe own the land and the mines of Africa, this is the most direct way of sucking the African continent." [9]
This is a list of the African nations ranked by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). Figures are given in international dollars according to the International Monetary Fund. [1]
Oil-rich countries such as Algeria, Libya and Gabon, and mineral-rich Botswana have emerged among the top economies since the 21st century, while Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo are potentially among the world's richest nations by natural resources, but have sunk into the list of the world's poorest nations due to pervasive ...
Mexico. Total GDP: $1.41 trillion GDP per capita: $11,091 Main export: Cars Mexico has 130 million people living within its borders and a lot of natural resources, which gives the country the ...
This is a list of African countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP (PPP) per capita is given in international dollars. Note that the list excludes overseas departments Mayotte and Réunion (France), both west of Mauritius.
Oil and gas power the economy in the form of petroleum processing and refining as well as liquefied natural gas. ... To Rank in the Top 10% of ... makes it one of the 10 richest countries. Other ...
Source: World Development Indicators: Contribution of natural resources to gross domestic product (2011, source is unavailable) Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) by country, 2013 Oil rents (% of GDP) by country, 2013