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    Botswana

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    Africa · #77 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    44.3▼ -4.4 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-20246
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #93of 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.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202462718095
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.73% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    34
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.31
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.08
    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 · 32% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies5 of 104 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture3 of 200 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts2 of 155 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods0 of 78 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 1% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 20 OF 34 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    No product currently sits close enough to this market’s export base to read as a credible next step. Concentrated export structures show exactly this pattern: of the 467 products assessed, even the nearest remain well outside current capability.
    Read that as a diagnosis, not a gap in the data. Diversification from here starts with building new capability rather than extending what already exists.
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇺🇦Ukraine45.7→🇯🇲Jamaica46.0→🇵🇾Paraguay46.3→🇲🇽Mexico46.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-25
    49organizations indexed across 7 types · 48 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    18
    Research organizations
    15
    Government bodies
    9
    Corporate R&D
    3
    Health research
    2
    Incubators
    1
    SEZ authorities
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 49 indexed
    Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub
    Incubators
    Gaborone Fairgrounds Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Gaborone
    Ditirelo tsa motlobo wa dibuka tsa Botswana
    Universities & research bodies · Gaborone · 1968
    The Botswana Society
    Universities & research bodies · Gaborone · 1968
    Botswana Vaccine Institute (Botswana)
    Corporate R&D · Gaborone · 1979
    Ngami Data Services (Botswana)
    Corporate R&D · Maun · 1984
    Botswana Geoscience Institute
    Research organizations · Lobatse · 1943
    Premiere
    Research organizations · Gaborone · 1981
    Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital
    Health research · Francistown · 1989
    Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
    Government bodies · Gaborone · 1970
    Botswana Bureau of Standards
    Government bodies · Gaborone · 1992
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