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<\/a><\/p>\nMauritius is also the top performing African country in terms of wealth growth over the past 10 years to 2016 – at 230%.<\/p>\n
Ethiopia also performed well – although from a low base, New World Wealth said.<\/p>\n
AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth recently reviewed the wealthiest and poorest countries in Africa.<\/p>\n
Mauritians are the richest individuals in Africa with $25,700 in wealth per person, whilst people in the Zimbabwe are the poorest with $200 per person.<\/p>\n
South Africa is ranked second, with the average wealth per person estimated at $10,800.<\/p>\n
NWW noted that North African countries such as Algeria, Egypt and Morocco all rank high on the list despite recent instability.<\/p>\n
The wealth advisory firm pointed out that \u201cwealth per capita\u201d refers to the average wealth of a person living in each country.<\/p>\n
Mauritius is also the top performing African country in terms of wealth growth over the past 10 years to 2016 – at 230%.<\/p>\n Ethiopia also performed well – although from a low base, New World Wealth said.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n