Africa: How Competitive Are African Economies?

Rio Tinto
Despite the mineral wealth produced by operations such as this iron ore mine in Guinea, the country is the least competitive of 144 surveyed across the world.
4 June 2015
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Among 144 countries surveyed in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, African nations occupy rankings ranging from 39th place to 144th. The rankings of Africa countries included in the survey follow:

39 Mauritius

56 South Africa

62 Rwanda

72 Morocco

74 Botswana

79 Algeria

87 Tunisia

88 Namibia

90 Kenya

92 Seychelles

96 Zambia

106 Gabon

107 Lesotho

111 Ghana

112 Senegal

114 Cape Verde

115 Côte d'Ivoire

116 Cameroon

118 Ethiopia

119 Egypt

121 Tanzania

122 Uganda

123 Swaziland

124 Zimbabwe

125 Gambia

126 Libya

127 Nigeria

128 Mali

130 Madagascar

132 Malawi

133 Mozambique

135 Burkina Faso

138 Sierra Leone

139 Burundi

140 Angola

141 Mauritania

143 Chad

144 Guinea

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