The 38 African countries covered by "The Global Attractiveness Index 2025" were mostly ranked at the bottom of the list, primarily due to weak performance in government efficiency, innovation, and human capital development.

Mauritius, Egypt, and Algeria are Africa's most attractive countries for multinational corporations and foreign investors in 2025, according to a ranking published on Sunday, September 7, by the Italian consulting firm The European House–Ambrosetti (TEHA).

The Global Attractiveness Index 2025 evaluated the appeal of 146 countries, representing 98% of global GDP and 94% of the world's population. The ranking is based on 50 key performance indicators from international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. These indicators measure factors like foreign direct investment flows, human development, GDP per capita, public debt-to-GDP ratio, unemployment rates, government efficiency, and the rule of law. The index also considers gender equality, the number of STEM university students, and the level of ICT development.

The indicators are organized into four sub-indices: positioning, dynamism, sustainability, and future outlook. Each country receives a score from 0 to 100, with countries falling into one of four categories: highly attractive (80-100 points), fairly attractive (60-80 points), moderately attractive (30-60 points), and least attractive (0-30 points).

Mauritius leads the African ranking, placing 76th globally with a score of 30.4 points. The island nation performed well in the "dynamism" sub-index, which measures economic openness, policy efficiency, innovation capacity, and human capital development. Egypt and Algeria tied for second place in Africa, both at 78th globally with a score of 30 points. These three are the only African economies to be classified as "moderately attractive." They are followed by Morocco (85th), Côte d’Ivoire (89th), Botswana (93rd), South Africa (96th), Senegal (97th), Rwanda (99th), and the Seychelles (100th), which rounds out the African top ten.

Globally, most African countries ranked low on the list, mainly due to weak performance in government efficiency, innovation, and human capital development. The United States remained the most attractive country for multinational corporations and foreign investors with a perfect score of 100, followed by China (87.7 points), Germany (81.4 points), Singapore (80.9 points), and Japan (78.8 points).

Overall, four countries were in the "highly attractive" category, 12 were "fairly attractive," while 63 were "moderately attractive" and 67 were considered "least attractive."

Walid Kéfi

Ranking of Africa's Most Attractive Countries

This table shows the top 38 most attractive African countries for multinational corporations and foreign investors in 2025, according to the Global Attractiveness Index. The rankings are presented first by their position in Africa and then by their global rank.