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    Angola

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    Africa · #113 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    29.9▲ +3.1 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE

    Angola scores 29.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #113 of 117 economies. That is up 3.1 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 44.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 19.3. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262030405060
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-10-50510
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #107of 145 ranked economies▲ 14 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202494109124142
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.61% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    16
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.77
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.12
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts4 of 155 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals3 of 157 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture1 of 200 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies0 of 104 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 13 OF 16 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Oxygen-function amino-compounds$14B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.31 · COMPLEXITY +0.90
    Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.82
    Cyclic hydrocarbons$35B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.22 · COMPLEXITY +0.57
    Synthetic rubberENERGY TRANSITION$25B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.36
    Acyclic hydrocarbons$25B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.21
    Polymers of propylene$39B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.21
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 475 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→🇳🇵Nepal31.9→🇨🇲Cameroon32.2→🇹🇯Tajikistan32.6→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    51organizations indexed across 8 types · 50 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    35
    Government bodies
    8
    Health research
    2
    Research organizations
    2
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Science & tech parks
    1
    SEZ authorities
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 51 indexed
    Luanda Science and Technology Park
    Science & tech parks · Luanda
    Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Luanda · 2011
    Universidade Independente de Angola
    Universities & research bodies · Luanda · 2004
    Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica
    Universities & research bodies · Luanda · 2011
    Sonangol
    Corporate R&D · Luanda · 1976
    Museu Nacional de Antropologia de Angola
    Research organizations · Luanda · 1976
    Clínica Multiperfil
    Health research · Luanda · 2002
    Clínica Sagrada Esperança
    Health research · Luanda
    Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia
    Government bodies · Luanda · 1997
    Kubanga Fab Lab Angola
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Luanda
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    Angola: common questions

    What is Angola's IEPA score?
    Angola scores 29.9 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #113 of 117 economies.
    What is Angola's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 44.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Angola back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 19.3, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Angola compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are DR Congo (31.3), Nepal (31.9), Cameroon (32.2), Tajikistan (32.6).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Angola →