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    Egypt

    Tier 1
    Middle East & Africa · #27 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    41.8▲ +0.1 YoY
    ●●●0.90IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-404812
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #77of 145 ranked economies▼ 1 place since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202472757881
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    4.04% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    304
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.07
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.73
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 40% on productive capability but the bottom 24% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories24 of 50 made · 62% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies48 of 104 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods30 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Minerals13 of 48 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture47 of 200 made · 58% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals29 of 157 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts9 of 155 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 27% of that cluster today, and 69% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 7% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 201 OF 304 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Ice cream$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Parts of footwear$9B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.23
    Apples & pears$10B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Plastic household articles$24B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.57
    Activewear, knit$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.54
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 342 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · TIER 1
    🇮🇳India47.8→🇰🇪Kenya35.8→🇮🇩Indonesia49.9→🇵🇭Philippines49.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    363organizations indexed across 11 types · 324 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    158
    Research organizations
    48
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    32
    Government bodies
    31
    Corporate R&D
    27
    Health research
    21
    Innovation hubs
    19
    Incubators
    10
    SEZ authorities
    8
    Accelerators
    7
    Science & tech parks
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 363 indexed
    Plug and Play Tech Center
    Accelerators · Cairo · 2006
    Flat6labs.
    Accelerators · Giza · 2011
    Ebni Incubator by Eitesal
    Incubators · Cairo · 1997
    Cairo Opera House
    Science & tech parks · Giza Governorate · 1988
    El Sawy Culture Wheel
    Science & tech parks · Cairo Governorate · 2005
    Alexandria Public Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Cairo · 1973
    Nasr City Public Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Cairo · 1973
    Al-Azhar University
    Universities & research bodies · Cairo · 970
    Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Cairo
    Universities & research bodies · Cairo · 1832
    Boehringer Ingelheim (Egypt)
    Corporate R&D · Cairo · 1885
    IBM (Egypt)
    Corporate R&D · Giza · 1911
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