Africa · #98 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
38.1▲ +2.4 YoY
●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE
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IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#112of 145 ranked economies▼ 2 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
4.43% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
186
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
-0.92
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
+0.52
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
Minerals17 of 48 made · 77% of the rest within reach
Agriculture36 of 200 made · 55% of the rest within reach
Construction, Building, and Home Supplies17 of 104 made · 34% of the rest within reach
Textile Apparel and Accessories8 of 50 made · 40% of the rest within reach
Textile and Home Goods9 of 78 made · 35% of the rest within reach
Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 22% of the rest within reach
Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 4% of the rest within reach
MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 35% of that cluster today, and 77% 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 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
READ ON THE 106 OF 186 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
187organizations indexed across 8 types · 180 mapped
Universities & research bodies
75
Research organizations
49
Government bodies
27
Health research
20
Innovation hubs
7
SEZ authorities
6
Corporate R&D
2
Fab labs & makerspaces
1
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