The document lists 52 African countries ranked by their GDP per capita in 2008, with Equatorial Guinea having the highest at $14,941 and Burundi having the lowest at $138. Most of the top countries are oil-rich nations in Northern Africa such as Equatorial Guinea, Libya, and Gabon, while the lowest GDPs belong primarily to countries in Central and Eastern Africa including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Liberia.

1. Rank Country GDP per Capida (USD) 2008
1 Equatorial Guinea $14,941.00
2 Libya $14,479.00
3 Gabon $9,998.00
4 Seychelles $9,640.00
5 Botswana $7,554.00
6 Mauritius $6,872.00
7 South Africa $5,685.00
8 Angola $5,054.00
9 Algeria $4,588.00
10 Namibia $4,278.00
11 Tunisia $3,995.00
12 Cape Verde $3,464.00
13 Republic of Congo $2,952.00
14 Morocco $2,827.00
15 Swaziland $2,778.00
16 Egypt $2,162.00
17 Sudan $1,522.00
18 Nigeria $1,401.00
19 Djibouti $1,252.00
20 Zambia $1,248.00
21 Cameroon $1,224.00
22 Côte d'Ivoire $1,132.00
23 São Tomé and Príncipe $1,094.00
24 Senegal $1,066.00
25 Mauritania $1,042.00
26 Chad $863.00
27 Kenya $838.00
28 Benin $828.00
29 Comoros $816.00
30 Ghana $739.00
31 Lesotho $660.00
32 Mali $657.00
33 Burkina Faso $578.00
34 Tanzania $520.00
35 The Gambia $497.00
36 Mozambique $477.00
37 Madagascar $468.00
38 Rwanda $465.00
39 Central African Republic $459.00
40 Uganda $455.00
41 Guinea $439.00
42 Togo $436.00
43 Niger $391.00
44 Ethiopia $333.00
45 Sierra Leone $332.00
46 Malawi $313.00
47 Eritrea $295.00
48 Guinea-Bissau $268.00
49 Somalia $264.00
50 Liberia $216.00
51 Democratic Republic of the Congo $185.00
52 Burundi $138.00