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    Egypt

    Tier 1
    Middle East & Africa · #26 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
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-404812
    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.
    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
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    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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