Africa · #84 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
43.6▼ -1.1 YoY
●●○0.78IEPA 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
#55of 145 ranked economies▼ 9 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
1.77% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
251
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
+0.38
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
+1.08
Outlook
Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
This market sits in the top 44% on productive capability but the bottom 29% 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.
INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
VINTAGE 2022-2024
POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
Minerals25 of 48 made · 74% of the rest within reach
Construction, Building, and Home Supplies34 of 104 made · 63% of the rest within reach
Agriculture46 of 200 made · 62% of the rest within reach
Industrial Chemicals and Metals29 of 157 made · 53% of the rest within reach
Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts17 of 155 made · 43% of the rest within reach
Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 27% of the rest within reach
Textile Apparel and Accessories2 of 50 made · 13% of the rest within reach
Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 3% of the rest within reach
MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
Widest opening is Agriculture. This market makes 23% of that cluster today, and 62% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 3% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
READ ON THE 160 OF 251 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
Malt extract$24B world market
Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
Bakery products$52B world market
Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
Fiberboard of wood$10B world market
Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.25
Bovine$10B world market
Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.53
Spirits < 80% alcohol$39B world market
Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.46
THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 390 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
656organizations indexed across 11 types · 580 mapped
Research organizations
224
Health research
120
Universities & research bodies
114
Corporate R&D
67
Incubators
59
Government bodies
40
Innovation hubs
11
Science & tech parks
11
Fab labs & makerspaces
7
SEZ authorities
2
Accelerators
1
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