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    Nigeria

    Tier 2
    Sub-Saharan Africa · #31 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    33.3▲ +2.4 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262530354045
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-0.7500.751.52.25
    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.
    LIVE SIGNALS
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    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇧🇩Bangladesh32.7→🇵🇰Pakistan26.7→🇱🇰Sri Lanka40.0→🇬🇭Ghana42.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    563organizations indexed across 9 types · 556 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    338
    Research organizations
    87
    Government bodies
    57
    Health research
    52
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    11
    SEZ authorities
    8
    Corporate R&D
    4
    Innovation hubs
    3
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 563 indexed
    Abuja Technology Village Free Zone Company
    Science & tech parks · Abuja
    Lion Science Park
    Science & tech parks · Nsukka
    Calabar Free Trade Zone
    SEZ authorities · Lagos · 1999
    Ladol Logistics Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Lagos · 2008
    Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
    Universities & research bodies · Oyo · 1896
    National Cereals Research Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Bida · 1898
    Adamore (Nigeria)
    Corporate R&D · Lagos · 1990
    Oncopadi Technologies Limited (Nigeria)
    Corporate R&D · Lagos · 2020
    Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
    Research organizations · Enugu · 1915
    Women's Right to Education Programme
    Research organizations · Garki · 1945
    Sacred Heart Hospital
    Health research · Abeokuta · 1895
    Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar
    Health research · Calabar · 1903
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