Africa · #103 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
37.7▼ -3.1 YoY
●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE
SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#128of 145 ranked economies▲ 10 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
4.93% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
72
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
-1.23
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
-1.18
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
Minerals15 of 48 made · 52% of the rest within reach
Agriculture14 of 200 made · 25% of the rest within reach
Construction, Building, and Home Supplies4 of 104 made · 19% of the rest within reach
Industrial Chemicals and Metals4 of 157 made · 14% of the rest within reach
Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 9% of the rest within reach
Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 4% of the rest within reach
Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 31% of that cluster today, and 52% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
READ ON THE 42 OF 72 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 459 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.
58organizations indexed across 7 types · 57 mapped
Universities & research bodies
31
Government bodies
11
Research organizations
8
SEZ authorities
4
Corporate R&D
2
Health research
1
Science & tech parks
1
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