ZONE Score

The zone rankings. Benchmarked.

Every tracked zone scored 0 to 100. East Africa view, 50 of 50 scores provisional.

North West East Central Southern

Adama Industrial Park

Ethiopia

120 ha

Athi River EPZ

Kenya

339 ha

Bole Lemi Industrial Park (I & II)

Ethiopia

342 ha

Rank	Zone	Operator	Status	Footprint
04	Compact Free Trade ZoneKenya	Not yet verified	Active	8 ha
05	Dire Dawa Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	150 ha
06	Djibouti Free ZoneDjibouti	Not yet verified	Active	17 ha
07	Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ)Djibouti	Not yet verified	Active	4,800 ha
08	Hawassa Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	300 ha
09	Kampala Industrial & Business Park (Namanve)Uganda	Not yet verified	Active	894 ha
10	Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ)Rwanda	Not yet verified	Active	277 ha

11	Kilinto Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	279 ha
12	Nairobi Gate Industrial Park SEZKenya	Not yet verified	Active	40 ha
13	Tatu City SEZKenya	Not yet verified	Active	2,023 ha
14	Addis Industry VillageEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
15	Arerti Industrial Park (CCCC Arerti SEZ)Ethiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
16	Bahir Dar Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed

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Provisional scores use methodology provisional-v1: operational status, data completeness and indexed tenants. The full methodology publishes with State of African Zones, Q3 2026. Operators can correct their data by claiming their zone.