Algeria’s GDP per capita trajectory between 2000 and 2024 tells a story of resource-driven growth, volatility, and resilience. Starting at $1,772.9 in 2000, the economy surged during the global commodity boom, nearly tripling by 2008 ($5,180.9) on the back of record oil revenues. Yet the nation’s heavy dependence on hydrocarbons exposed it to shocks: the 2014–2016 oil price collapse saw GDP per capita tumble by over $1,600 in just two years.
Despite these challenges, Algeria stabilised and entered a recovery phase, only briefly disrupted in 2020 by the pandemic downturn ($3,743.5). The subsequent rebound was strong, with GDP per capita climbing to $5,631.2 in 2024, its second-highest point in the series. This positions Algeria among the stronger North African economies in per capita terms, though still trailing diversified peers like South Africa.
Burundi recorded its highest GDP per capita in 2015 ($280.97).
By 2024, GDP per capita dropped to $153.93, a decline of nearly 45% from its peak.
Burundi’s population exceeds 13 million (2024), which dilutes income per person even when overall GDP grows.
Structural challenges like limited industrialization, reliance on subsistence farming, and political instability contribute to stagnation.
Since 2015, Burundi has held the lowest GDP per capita in Africa—and at $153.9 in 2024, it is the poorest country in the world by GDP per capita.
