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The zone rankings. Benchmarked.

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

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172Provisional

Alaro City

NigeriaNigeria

2,000 ha

272Provisional

Atlantis SEZ

South AfricaSouth Africa

124 ha

372Provisional

Coega SEZ

South AfricaSouth Africa

11,500 ha

RankScoreZoneOperatorStatusFootprint
0472Prov.
East London IDZ (ELIDZ)South AfricaSouth Africa
Not yet verifiedActive462 ha
0572Prov.
Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ)RwandaRwanda
Not yet verifiedActive277 ha
0672Prov.
Lusaka South MFEZZambiaZambia
Not yet verifiedActive2,100 ha
0772Prov.
Nkok Special Economic ZoneGabonGabon
Not yet verifiedActive1,126 ha
0872Prov.
Saldanha Bay IDZ (SBIDZ)South AfricaSouth Africa
Not yet verifiedActive356 ha
0972Prov.
SCZONE: Ain Sokhna Industrial ZoneEgyptEgypt
Not yet verifiedActive21,000 ha
1072Prov.
SCZONE: East Port Said Industrial ZoneEgyptEgypt
Not yet verifiedActive7,550 ha

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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.