Country Risk Monitor

Where risk is concentrated across Africa

Risk band is based on World Bank governance percentiles. Weak signals flag any dimension in the bottom quartile of the African sample. Figures older than three years are counted as stale.

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Country	Risk band	Weak signals	Data coverage	Stale figures
Central African Republic Central Africa	High	• Fiscal Stability • Political Stability • Market Size • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Business Environment	100%	0
South Sudan East Africa	High	• Economic Outlook • Political Stability • Market Size • Market Growth • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Business Environment	100%	0
Sudan North Africa	High	• Fiscal Stability • Political Stability • Market Growth • Digital Economy • Business Environment • Trade Potential	100%	0
Chad Central Africa	High	• Political Stability • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Business Environment	100%	0
Mozambique Southern Africa	High	• Fiscal Stability • Political Stability • Market Growth • Infrastructure • Digital Economy	100%	0
Niger West Africa	High	• Political Stability • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Trade Potential	100%	0
DR Congo Central Africa	High	• Political Stability • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Business Environment	100%	0
Ethiopia East Africa	High	• Political Stability • Human Capital • Digital Economy • Trade Potential	100%	0
Somalia East Africa	High	• Political Stability • Market Growth • Human Capital • Business Environment	90%	0
Burkina Faso West Africa	High	• Political Stability • Human Capital • Infrastructure	100%	0
Cameroon Central Africa	High	• Political Stability • Market Growth • Trade Potential	100%	0
Libya North Africa	High	• Political Stability • Business Environment • ESG & Climate	90%	0
Mali West Africa	High	• Political Stability • Infrastructure	100%	0
Nigeria West Africa	High	• Political Stability • Trade Potential	100%	1
Algeria North Africa	Elevated	• Economic Outlook • Fiscal Stability • Trade Potential • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Burundi East Africa	Elevated	• Market Size • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Digital Economy	95%	0
Eritrea East Africa	Elevated	• Fiscal Stability • Market Size • Digital Economy • Business Environment	100%	0
Mauritania West Africa	Elevated	• Economic Outlook • Human Capital • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Tunisia North Africa	Elevated	• Economic Outlook • Fiscal Stability • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Eswatini Southern Africa	Elevated	• Economic Outlook • Market Size	100%	0
Kenya East Africa	Elevated	• Fiscal Stability • Trade Potential	100%	0
Uganda East Africa	Elevated	• Human Capital • Digital Economy	100%	0
Egypt North Africa	Elevated	• ESG & Climate	100%	0
Zimbabwe Southern Africa	Elevated	• Business Environment	100%	0
Côte d'Ivoire West Africa	Elevated	None flagged	100%	0
Guinea West Africa	Elevated	None flagged	100%	0
Togo West Africa	Elevated	None flagged	100%	0
Guinea-Bissau West Africa	Moderate	• Market Size • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Business Environment • Trade Potential	100%	0
Malawi East Africa	Moderate	• Economic Outlook • Market Growth • Infrastructure • Digital Economy • Trade Potential	100%	0
Madagascar East Africa	Moderate	• Market Growth • Human Capital • Infrastructure • Digital Economy	100%	0
South Africa Southern Africa	Moderate	• Economic Outlook • Fiscal Stability • Market Growth • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Angola Central Africa	Moderate	• Economic Outlook • Market Growth • Trade Potential	100%	0
Comoros East Africa	Moderate	• Market Size • Business Environment • Trade Potential	100%	0
Djibouti East Africa	Moderate	• Market Size • ESG & Climate	90%	0
Sierra Leone West Africa	Moderate	• Infrastructure • Business Environment	100%	0
Tanzania East Africa	Moderate	• Human Capital • Trade Potential	100%	0
Benin West Africa	Moderate	• Trade Potential	100%	0
Congo Central Africa	Moderate	• Business Environment	100%	0
Morocco North Africa	Moderate	• ESG & Climate	100%	0
Senegal West Africa	Moderate	• Fiscal Stability	100%	0
Equatorial Guinea Central Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Market Growth • Human Capital • Business Environment • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Namibia Southern Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Fiscal Stability • Market Growth • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Gabon Central Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Fiscal Stability • Market Growth	100%	0
São Tomé and Príncipe Central Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Market Size • Market Growth	100%	0
Seychelles East Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Market Size • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Botswana Southern Africa	Low	• Market Growth • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Cabo Verde West Africa	Low	• Market Size • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Lesotho Southern Africa	Low	• Economic Outlook • Market Size	100%	0
Liberia West Africa	Low	• Market Size • Infrastructure	95%	0
Mauritius East Africa	Low	• Fiscal Stability • ESG & Climate	100%	0
Zambia Southern Africa	Low	• Fiscal Stability • Digital Economy	100%	0
Gambia West Africa	Low	• Market Size	100%	0
Ghana West Africa	Low	None flagged	100%	0
Rwanda East Africa	Low	None flagged	100%	0