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    Zimbabwe

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    Africa · #116 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    26.3▼ -2.7 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE

    Zimbabwe scores 26.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #116 of 117 economies. That is down 2.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 34.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 14.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320262030405060
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.651.31.952.6
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #121of 145 ranked economies▼ 16 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024102108114123
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.09% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    79
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.09
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.19
    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
    Minerals11 of 48 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture20 of 200 made · 37% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 11% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies3 of 104 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts2 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 · 8% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 23% of that cluster today, and 59% 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 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 45 OF 79 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Potatoes$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.50
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 448 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇲🇲Myanmar25.1→🇮🇶Iraq26.3→🇦🇴Angola30.0→🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    91organizations indexed across 7 types · 90 mapped
    Research organizations
    30
    Universities & research bodies
    29
    Government bodies
    19
    Health research
    10
    Science & tech parks
    1
    SEZ authorities
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 91 indexed
    Sunway City Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Harare · 2015
    Lupane State University
    Universities & research bodies · Bulawayo · 2005
    Solusi University
    Universities & research bodies · Bulawayo · 1894
    Syngenta (Zimbabwe)
    Corporate R&D · Harare · 2000
    National Blood Service Zimbabwe
    Research organizations · Harare
    Harare Central Hospital
    Health research · Harare
    Biomedical Research and Training Institute
    Health research · Harare · 1995
    Zimbabwe Council For Higher Education
    Government bodies · Harare · 2006
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    Zimbabwe: common questions

    What is Zimbabwe's IEPA score?
    Zimbabwe scores 26.3 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #116 of 117 economies.
    What is Zimbabwe's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 34.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Zimbabwe back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 14.4, 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 Zimbabwe compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Myanmar (25.1), Iraq (26.3), Angola (30.0), DR Congo (31.3).
    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 Zimbabwe →