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    Kenya

    Tier 1
    Sub-Saharan Africa · #100 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.7▼ -0.7 YoY
    ●●●0.87IEPA COMPOSITE

    Kenya scores 36.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #100 of 117 economies. That is down 0.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 45.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 17.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-1.0501.052.13.15
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #90of 145 ranked economies▼ 5 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320248487909396
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.38% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    226
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.27
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.04
    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 Accessories22 of 50 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies30 of 104 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture53 of 200 made · 60% of the rest within reach
    Minerals12 of 48 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods10 of 78 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 25% of that cluster today, and 64% 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 13% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 146 OF 226 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Bakery products$52B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    Angles of iron or nonalloy steel$16B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.47
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Fermented milk products$5B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.33
    Bovine$10B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.53
    Garments made of textile felts and nonwoven fabric$10B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.61
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 381 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    342organizations indexed across 10 types · 318 mapped
    Research organizations
    136
    Universities & research bodies
    111
    Government bodies
    39
    Innovation hubs
    19
    Health research
    17
    Corporate R&D
    8
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    Science & tech parks
    4
    SEZ authorities
    1
    Accelerators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 342 indexed
    Pangea Accelerator
    Accelerators
    Tharaka University Science Park
    Science & tech parks · MARIMANTI
    Dedan Kimathi Science and Technology Park
    Science & tech parks · Nyeri
    Ahti River Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Nairobi · 1993
    United States International University Africa
    Universities & research bodies · Nairobi · 1969
    Sino-Africa Joint Research Center
    Universities & research bodies · Juja
    Cosmos Limited
    Corporate R&D · Nairobi · 1978
    K-Rep Development Agency (Kenya)
    Corporate R&D · Nairobi · 1997
    Kenya Human Rights Commission
    Research organizations · Nairobi · 1991
    Columbia Global Center
    Research organizations · Nairobi · 2012
    Mariakani Cottage Hospital
    Health research · Nairobi · 1984
    Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa
    Health research · Mombasa · 1944
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    Kenya: common questions

    What is Kenya's IEPA score?
    Kenya scores 36.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #100 of 117 economies.
    What is Kenya's strongest zone?
    Alignment, at 45.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Kenya back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 17.4, 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 Kenya compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Egypt (42.3), India (49.0), Indonesia (50.8), Philippines (50.8).
    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 Kenya →