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

172Provisional

Adama Industrial Park

Ethiopia

120 ha

272Provisional

Athi River EPZ

Kenya

339 ha

372Provisional

Bole Lemi Industrial Park (I & II)

Ethiopia

342 ha

Rank	Score	Zone	Operator	Status	Footprint
04	72Prov.	Dire Dawa Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	150 ha
05	72Prov.	Djibouti Free ZoneDjibouti	Not yet verified	Active	17 ha
06	72Prov.	Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ)Djibouti	Not yet verified	Active	4,800 ha
07	72Prov.	Hawassa Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	300 ha
08	72Prov.	Kampala Industrial & Business Park (Namanve)Uganda	Not yet verified	Active	894 ha
09	72Prov.	Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ)Rwanda	Not yet verified	Active	277 ha
10	72Prov.	Kilinto Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	279 ha

11	72Prov.	Tatu City SEZKenya	Not yet verified	Active	2,023 ha
12	68Prov.	Arerti Industrial Park (CCCC Arerti SEZ)Ethiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
13	68Prov.	Bahir Dar Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
14	68Prov.	Benjamin William Mkapa SEZTanzania	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
15	68Prov.	Bulbula Integrated Agro-Industrial ParkEthiopia	Not yet verified	Active	Size unconfirmed
16	68Prov.	Bure (Burie) Integrated Agro-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.