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    Tanzania

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    Africa · #98 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.1▲ +2.2 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE

    Tanzania scores 37.1 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #98 of 117 economies. That is up 2.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 55.1. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 16.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262432404856
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    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.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320247388103129
    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
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Sauces and seasonings$19B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Activewear$13B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.78
    Confectionery sugar$16B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.46
    Mattresses and bedding$19B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.38
    Beer$17B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.63
    Pasta$15B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.78
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 415 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇲Turkmenistan36.5→🇧🇴Bolivia36.2→🇬🇹Guatemala37.2→🇮🇷Iran35.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    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
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 187 indexed
    Benjamin Mkapa Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Dar Es Salam · 2008
    Millenium Business Park Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Dar Es Salam · 2005
    Ruaha Catholic University
    Universities & research bodies · Iringa · 2005
    Mwanza University
    Universities & research bodies · Mwanza
    AIM Group (Tanzania)
    Corporate R&D · Dar es Salaam
    Katheco Consultancy Company Limited (Tanzania)
    Corporate R&D · Dodoma · 2025
    Research on Poverty Alleviation
    Research organizations · Dar es Salaam · 1994
    Institute of Social Work
    Research organizations · Dar es Salaam · 1973
    Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute
    Health research · Dar es Salaam · 1996
    Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam
    Health research · Dar es Salaam · 1964
    Ndoto Hub
    Innovation hubs
    Tanzania Open Innovation Organisation (TOIO)
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Tanga
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    Tanzania: common questions

    What is Tanzania's IEPA score?
    Tanzania scores 37.1 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #98 of 117 economies.
    What is Tanzania's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 55.1. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Tanzania back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 16.8, 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 Tanzania compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Turkmenistan (36.5), Bolivia (36.2), Guatemala (37.2), Iran (35.2).
    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 Tanzania →