Middle East & Africa · #25 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
44.8▲ +0.3 YoY
●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE
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IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
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PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#47of 145 ranked economies▲ 13 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
3.29% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
208
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
+0.56
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
+0.56
Outlook
Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
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This market sits in the top 38% on productive capability but the bottom 34% 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.
225organizations indexed across 11 types · 173 mapped
Universities & research bodies
97
Government bodies
24
Innovation hubs
18
Health research
16
Research organizations
14
Corporate R&D
13
Incubators
13
Science & tech parks
11
Fab labs & makerspaces
11
Accelerators
6
Venture studios
2
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