18 countries that gained independence 66 years ago and the size of their economies today

1. Nigeria 🇳🇬: $290.79bn
2. Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮: $99.77bn
3. DR Congo 🇨🇩: $91.03bn
4. Cameroon 🇨🇲: $58.93bn
5. Cyprus 🇨🇾: $41.23bn
6. Senegal 🇸🇳: $37.01bn
7. Mali 🇲🇱: $30.07bn
8. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫: $27.63bn
9. Benin 🇧🇯: $24.57bn
10. Niger 🇳🇪: $21.65bn
11. Chad 🇹🇩: $21.47bn
12. Gabon 🇬🇦: $21.43bn
13. Madagascar 🇲🇬: $19.62bn
14. DR Congo 🇨🇬: $16.31bn
15. Somalia 🇸🇴: $13.00bn
16. Togo 🇹🇬: $11.89bn
17. Mauritania 🇲🇷: $11.68bn
18. Central African Republic 🇨🇫: $3.07bn

GDP figures are 2025 current US$, latest available annual data as at Oct. 1, 2026