Middle East & Africa · #6 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
63.9▼ -1.6 YoY
●●●0.85IEPA COMPOSITE
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IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#7of 145 ranked economies▲ 12 places since 2010
How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
2.79% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
208
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
+1.33
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
+1.12
Outlook
Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
This market sits in the top 4% on productive capability but the top 26% 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
Electronic and Electrical Goods34 of 73 made · 69% of the rest within reach
Industrial Chemicals and Metals37 of 157 made · 66% of the rest within reach
Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts28 of 155 made · 57% of the rest within reach
Construction, Building, and Home Supplies19 of 104 made · 33% of the rest within reach
Textile and Home Goods9 of 78 made · 38% of the rest within reach
Minerals4 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
Agriculture11 of 200 made · 34% of the rest within reach
Textile Apparel and Accessories2 of 50 made · 15% of the rest within reach
MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
Widest opening is Industrial Chemicals and Metals. This market makes 24% of that cluster today, and 66% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 4% made, and only 15% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
READ ON THE 144 OF 208 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
453organizations indexed across 9 types · 452 mapped
Corporate R&D
190
Universities & research bodies
96
Health research
58
Research organizations
55
Government bodies
35
Fab labs & makerspaces
10
Science & tech parks
7
Accelerators
1
Incubators
1
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