IMD 2026– Nigeria Beats South Africa, Ghana, Tops Africa in Economic Performance
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s best-performing economy in the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking 2026. The country outperformed South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Botswana in the report’s economic performance category. Nigeria scored 45.2 points and ranked 55th globally in that pillar. South Africa followed with 36.27 points, while the other…