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Productive Capacity Index by African country

2024

UNCTAD index of a country's productive capacities across human capital, energy, transport, ICT and institutions (0-100).

Africa, 202453 of 54 countries
31.9population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Mauritius · 55.0Lowest in 2024Somalia · 19.3Reported in 20240 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 30.9Democratic Republic of the Congo — 22.6Somalia — 19.3Kenya — 36.9Sudan — 23.8Chad — 21.3South Africa — 51.7Lesotho — 39.0Zimbabwe — 27.2Botswana — 45.0Namibia — 43.4Senegal — 38.6Mali — 25.7Mauritania — 33.2Benin — 31.8Niger — 19.8Nigeria — 30.7Cameroon — 28.9Togo — 33.2Ghana — 34.9Cote d'Ivoire — 37.2Guinea — 27.6Guinea-Bissau — 26.6Liberia — 29.3Sierra Leone — 24.7Burkina Faso — 26.1Central African Republic — 21.3Republic of the Congo — 30.3Gabon — 35.0Equatorial Guinea — 31.3Zambia — 33.5Malawi — 25.5Mozambique — 27.6Eswatini — 39.4Angola — 27.7Burundi — 25.6Madagascar — 25.5Gambia — 33.2Tunisia — 47.2Algeria — 43.0Eritrea — 24.9Morocco — 47.1Egypt — 42.1Libya — 38.9Ethiopia — 27.7Djibouti — 38.0Uganda — 29.4Rwanda — 36.3South Sudan — no dataNigeria 30.7Nigeria 30.7Ethiopia 27.7Ethiopia 27.7Kenya 36.9Kenya 36.9South Africa 51.7South Africa 51.72024HIGHEST IN 2024Mauritiusnot drawn55.0Seychellesnot drawn52.0South Africa51.7Cabo Verdenot drawn51.5Tunisia47.2LOWEST IN 2024Somalia19.3Niger19.8Central African Republic21.3Chad21.3Democratic Republic of the Congo22.6PINNEDEthiopia27.736 of 53Kenya36.918 of 53Nigeria30.730 of 53OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn35.0Sao Tome and Principenot drawn38.4index · quintiles of the observed range19.325.629.334.93955no record
20142024
UNCTAD · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries50.5
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries39.7
Western Africa16 of 16 countries30.5
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries29.3
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries24.7
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2024 figure31.9

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
53 countries have a modelled 2024 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
One country has no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. South Sudan is hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Productive Capacity IndexUNCTAD index of a country's productive capacities across human capital, energy, transport, ICT and institutions (0-100).
SourceUNCTAD, with processing by Africa API
Unitindex
Last updated19 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range2000–2024
Coverage53 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 53 modelled, 1 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Productive Capacity Index". Data adapted from UNCTAD. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/productive-capacity
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=productive_capacity_index&year=2024&limit=100

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Productive Capacity Index: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryProductive Capacity IndexPeriod
1Mauritius552024
2Seychelles52.12024
3South Africa51.72024
4Cabo Verde51.52024
5Tunisia47.22024
6Morocco47.12024
7Botswana452024
8Namibia43.42024
9Algeria432024
10Egypt42.22024
11Eswatini39.42024
12Lesotho39.12024
13Libya38.92024
14Senegal38.62024
15Sao Tome and Principe38.42024
16Djibouti382024
17Cote d'Ivoire37.22024
18Kenya36.92024
19Rwanda36.32024
20Gabon352024
21Comoros352024
22Ghana34.92024
23Zambia33.52024
24Mauritania33.22024
25Gambia33.22024
26Togo33.22024
27Benin31.82024
28Equatorial Guinea31.32024
29Tanzania30.92024
30Nigeria30.72024
31Republic of the Congo30.32024
32Uganda29.42024
33Liberia29.32024
34Cameroon28.92024
35Angola27.72024
36Ethiopia27.72024
37Mozambique27.62024
38Guinea27.62024
39Zimbabwe27.22024
40Guinea-Bissau26.72024
41Burkina Faso26.12024
42Mali25.72024
43Burundi25.62024
44Madagascar25.52024
45Malawi25.52024
46Eritrea24.92024
47Sierra Leone24.72024
48Sudan23.82024
49Democratic Republic of the Congo22.62024
50Chad21.32024
51Central African Republic21.32024
52Niger19.82024
53Somalia19.32024
54South Sudan18.82023
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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