Still the case:

Richest African Countries by GDP

Richest African Countries 2006: GDP Per Country


South Africa … $606.4 billion in international$ (up 8% from 2005)

Algeria ... $262.2 billion (up 8.5%)

Nigeria … $181.8 billion (up 10.2%)

Morocco … $150.8 billion (up 4.8%)

Sudan … $98.8 billion (up 11.2%)

Tunisia … $91.4 billion (up 7.4%)

Ethiopia … $78.4 billion (up 12%)

Ghana … $59.4 billion (up 9.1%)

Angola … $53.9 billion (up 24.3%)

Democratic Republic of Congo … $50.4 billion (up 9.7%)

Uganda … $48.5 billion (up 9.2%)

Kenya … $45.6 billion (up 8.9%)

Cameroon … $40.3 billion (up 5.7%)

Côte d'Ivoire … $31.4 billion (up 4.9%)

Tanzania … $30.6 billion (up 10%)

Out of 50 African nations, the top 10 countries above generated almost 40% of Africa’s total GDP in 2006