The Readiness Index

All 54 markets, ranked by composite readiness. Sort by the composite or any pillar; pillar columns show each pillar’s share of its maximum, coloured by RAG.

Region:All Central Africa East Africa North Africa Southern Africa West Africa

#	Market	Score ▼	Grade	Trend	Power	Connectivity	Currency	Market	Investment
1	South AfricaSouthern Africa	76	B		93	98	67	83	46
2	MoroccoNorth Africa	74	B	1	48	94	75	60	74
3	KenyaEast Africa	69	B	1	59	89	33	78	64
4	SeychellesEast Africa	68	B	1	100	56	75	53	72
5	EgyptNorth Africa	66	B		95	50	42	88	68
6	MauritiusEast Africa	66	B		97	55	51	53	82
7	GabonCentral Africa	61	C	1	87	44	75	51	67
8	Cabo VerdeWest Africa	60	C	1	86	47	75	50	60
9	NigeriaWest Africa	60	C	2	49	43	59	86	63
10	NamibiaSouthern Africa	59	C		63	45	58	50	78
11	Cote d'IvoireWest Africa	58	C	1	63	42	92	44	64
12	BotswanaSouthern Africa	57	C		82	31	84	46	67
13	LibyaNorth Africa	56	C		99	51	25	52	63
14	CameroonCentral Africa	55	C	1	58	40	75	57	55
15	Congo (Republic)Central Africa	55	C	1	64	36	84	43	63
16	Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa	55	C	1	71	37	84	50	56
17	GhanaWest Africa	55	C		80	46	33	59	63
18	AlgeriaNorth Africa	54	C		94	46	67	62	33
19	MozambiqueSouthern Africa	54	C	1	54	36	51	51	76
20	SenegalWest Africa	53	C	1	69	42	67	28	67
21	TanzaniaEast Africa	53	C		41	39	42	75	64
22	EthiopiaEast Africa	52	C		52	36	33	81	60
23	TunisiaNorth Africa	52	C	1	92	51	59	16	59
24	AngolaCentral Africa	51	C		76	40	50	54	48
25	MauritaniaWest Africa	51	C	1	54	37	51	34	78
26	UgandaEast Africa	51	C	1	40	20	42	75	79
27	EswatiniSouthern Africa	50	C		75	26	42	52	67
28	ZambiaSouthern Africa	50	C	1	68	19	34	56	81
29	GuineaWest Africa	49	D		52	34	75	23	67
30	ComorosEast Africa	48	D		75	32	58	43	50
31	TogoWest Africa	48	D	1	40	40	67	42	56
32	Sao Tome and PrincipeCentral Africa	47	D		68	28	75	50	39
33	GambiaWest Africa	46	D	1	53	38	25	30	74
34	BeninWest Africa	45	D	1	35	37	67	29	57
35	DjiboutiEast Africa	45	D		47	36	75	30	46
36	LiberiaWest Africa	45	D	1	31	34	42	34	74
37	RwandaEast Africa	45	D	1	44	24	34	45	75
38	ZimbabweSouthern Africa	45	D	1	66	15	50	53	60
39	EritreaEast Africa	44	D		44	34	58	37	52
40	MadagascarEast Africa	44	D	1	30	34	25	58	62
41	Congo (DRC)Central Africa	43	D		30	28	33	86	39
42	Guinea-BissauWest Africa	42	D		26	31	67	36	52
43	SudanNorth Africa	42	D	1	58	29	33	62	39
44	LesothoSouthern Africa	41	D	1	26	21	17	82	54
45	MalawiSouthern Africa	40	D		21	16	34	55	68
46	SomaliaEast Africa	40	D		25	36	25	46	56
47	MaliWest Africa	39	D		45	14	75	36	43
48	ChadCentral Africa	36	D	1	6	9	67	33	65
49	NigerWest Africa	36	D		12	9	58	67	39
50	Sierra LeoneWest Africa	36	D		19	38	17	25	62
51	BurundiEast Africa	33	E		14	7	50	41	54
52	Burkina FasoWest Africa	29	E	1	25	13	58	39	23
53	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	29	E	1	16	6	50	24	51
54	South SudanEast Africa	17	F		6	0	25	16	37

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The Readiness Index

All 54 markets, ranked by composite readiness. Sort by the composite or any pillar; pillar columns show each pillar’s share of its maximum, coloured by RAG.

#	Market	Score ▼	Grade	Trend	Power	Connectivity	Currency	Market	Investment
1	South AfricaSouthern Africa	76	B		93	98	67	83	46
2	MoroccoNorth Africa	74	B	1	48	94	75	60	74
3	KenyaEast Africa	69	B	1	59	89	33	78	64
4	SeychellesEast Africa	68	B	1	100	56	75	53	72
5	EgyptNorth Africa	66	B		95	50	42	88	68
6	MauritiusEast Africa	66	B		97	55	51	53	82
7	GabonCentral Africa	61	C	1	87	44	75	51	67
8	Cabo VerdeWest Africa	60	C	1	86	47	75	50	60
9	NigeriaWest Africa	60	C	2	49	43	59	86	63
10	NamibiaSouthern Africa	59	C		63	45	58	50	78
11	Cote d'IvoireWest Africa	58	C	1	63	42	92	44	64
12	BotswanaSouthern Africa	57	C		82	31	84	46	67
13	LibyaNorth Africa	56	C		99	51	25	52	63
14	CameroonCentral Africa	55	C	1	58	40	75	57	55
15	Congo (Republic)Central Africa	55	C	1	64	36	84	43	63
16	Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa	55	C	1	71	37	84	50	56
17	GhanaWest Africa	55	C		80	46	33	59	63
18	AlgeriaNorth Africa	54	C		94	46	67	62	33
19	MozambiqueSouthern Africa	54	C	1	54	36	51	51	76
20	SenegalWest Africa	53	C	1	69	42	67	28	67
21	TanzaniaEast Africa	53	C		41	39	42	75	64
22	EthiopiaEast Africa	52	C		52	36	33	81	60
23	TunisiaNorth Africa	52	C	1	92	51	59	16	59
24	AngolaCentral Africa	51	C		76	40	50	54	48
25	MauritaniaWest Africa	51	C	1	54	37	51	34	78
26	UgandaEast Africa	51	C	1	40	20	42	75	79
27	EswatiniSouthern Africa	50	C		75	26	42	52	67
28	ZambiaSouthern Africa	50	C	1	68	19	34	56	81
29	GuineaWest Africa	49	D		52	34	75	23	67
30	ComorosEast Africa	48	D		75	32	58	43	50
31	TogoWest Africa	48	D	1	40	40	67	42	56
32	Sao Tome and PrincipeCentral Africa	47	D		68	28	75	50	39
33	GambiaWest Africa	46	D	1	53	38	25	30	74
34	BeninWest Africa	45	D	1	35	37	67	29	57
35	DjiboutiEast Africa	45	D		47	36	75	30	46
36	LiberiaWest Africa	45	D	1	31	34	42	34	74
37	RwandaEast Africa	45	D	1	44	24	34	45	75
38	ZimbabweSouthern Africa	45	D	1	66	15	50	53	60
39	EritreaEast Africa	44	D		44	34	58	37	52
40	MadagascarEast Africa	44	D	1	30	34	25	58	62
41	Congo (DRC)Central Africa	43	D		30	28	33	86	39
42	Guinea-BissauWest Africa	42	D		26	31	67	36	52
43	SudanNorth Africa	42	D	1	58	29	33	62	39
44	LesothoSouthern Africa	41	D	1	26	21	17	82	54
45	MalawiSouthern Africa	40	D		21	16	34	55	68
46	SomaliaEast Africa	40	D		25	36	25	46	56
47	MaliWest Africa	39	D		45	14	75	36	43
48	ChadCentral Africa	36	D	1	6	9	67	33	65
49	NigerWest Africa	36	D		12	9	58	67	39
50	Sierra LeoneWest Africa	36	D		19	38	17	25	62
51	BurundiEast Africa	33	E		14	7	50	41	54
52	Burkina FasoWest Africa	29	E	1	25	13	58	39	23
53	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	29	E	1	16	6	50	24	51
54	South SudanEast Africa	17	F		6	0	25	16	37