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    Botswana

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    Africa · #75 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    44.0▼ -4.3 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Botswana scores 44.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #75 of 117 economies. That is down 4.3 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 60.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 33.7. How the IEPA works →

    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
    🇲🇽Mexico46.2→🇵🇪Peru45.6→🇸🇳Senegal46.4→🇵🇾Paraguay45.1→
    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
    SEZ authorities
    1
    Incubators
    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
    Botho University
    Universities & research bodies · Gaborone · 1997
    Botswana Accountancy College
    Universities & research bodies · Gaborone · 1996
    Botswana Vaccine Institute (Botswana)
    Corporate R&D · Gaborone · 1979
    Ngami Data Services (Botswana)
    Corporate R&D · Maun · 1984
    Veld Products Research & Development
    Research organizations · Gaborone · 1981
    WaterNet Trust
    Research organizations · Gaborone · 1997
    Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital
    Health research · Francistown · 1989
    Botswana Qualifications Authority
    Government bodies · Gaborone · 2013
    Ministry of Transport and Communications
    Government bodies · Gaborone · 2009
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 49 organizations →

    Botswana: common questions

    What is Botswana's IEPA score?
    Botswana scores 44.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #75 of 117 economies.
    What is Botswana's strongest zone?
    Alignment, at 60.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Botswana back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 33.7, 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 Botswana compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Mexico (46.2), Peru (45.6), Senegal (46.4), Paraguay (45.1).
    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 Botswana →