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    Nigeria

    Tier 2
    Sub-Saharan Africa · #106 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    33.1▲ +2.7 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Nigeria scores 33.1 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #106 of 117 economies. That is up 2.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 45.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 23.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262530354045
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-0.7500.751.52.25
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #140of 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.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024133136139142145
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.39% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    43
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -2.28
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.23
    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
    Minerals5 of 48 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture12 of 200 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies2 of 104 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals2 of 157 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts1 of 155 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    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 24 OF 43 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 468 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.
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    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇧🇩Bangladesh32.6→🇵🇰Pakistan26.5→🇱🇰Sri Lanka40.1→🇬🇭Ghana42.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    564organizations indexed across 9 types · 556 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    338
    Research organizations
    87
    Government bodies
    58
    Health research
    52
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    11
    SEZ authorities
    8
    Corporate R&D
    4
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Innovation hubs
    3
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 564 indexed
    Abuja Technology Village Free Zone Company
    Science & tech parks · Abuja
    Lion Science Park
    Science & tech parks · Nsukka
    Abuja Tech. Village Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Lagos · 2012
    Ladol Logistics Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Lagos · 2008
    University of Ibadan
    Universities & research bodies · Ibadan · 1948
    Federal Polytechnic Orogun
    Universities & research bodies · Orogun · 2023
    Nobex Technology (Nigeria)
    Corporate R&D · Lagos
    Oncopadi Technologies Limited (Nigeria)
    Corporate R&D · Lagos · 2020
    Safe Motherhood Ladies Association
    Research organizations · Abakaliki · 1999
    Kusamotu & Kusamotu
    Research organizations · Ikoyi · 2001
    Bowen University Teaching Hospital
    Health research · Oyo · 1907
    Zankli Medical Centre
    Health research · Abuja · 1997
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    Nigeria: common questions

    What is Nigeria's IEPA score?
    Nigeria scores 33.1 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #106 of 117 economies.
    What is Nigeria's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 45.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Nigeria back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 23.4, 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 Nigeria compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Bangladesh (32.6), Pakistan (26.5), Sri Lanka (40.1), Ghana (42.1).
    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 Nigeria →