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The CPIA Exercise 2025 will be soon open.

Promoting better policies and stronger institutions for development effectiveness across the continent.

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What is the CPIA?

The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) is a tool used by the African Development Bank to assess how well countries are managing their policies and institutions to support growth and reduce poverty. It looks at all 54 African countries and helps the Bank understand how governments are performing in key areas such as economic management, public sector governance, and social inclusion. The results of the CPIA play a major role in how the Bank decides to share funding from the African Development Fund, making sure that resources are allocated fairly and used where they are needed most.

The CPIA is not just about funding—it also helps promote better policies and stronger institutions across the continent. The Bank uses an online platform to carry out these assessments, making the process more transparent, consistent, and easy to manage. The platform also serves as a knowledge hub, providing access to valuable data and past assessments that support learning and informed decision-making. By helping countries track progress and identify areas for improvement, the CPIA supports long-term development and better outcomes for people across Africa.

Key Objectives

  • Assess economic management & structural policies
  • Evaluate social inclusion & equity frameworks
  • Serve as a knowledge hub for development data
  • Promote transparency and consistent monitoring
ARCHIVE & ANALYTICS

Explore Data

Explore the CPIA Data Explorer to view and compare country scores across different years, regions, and assessment areas. Use the interactive tools to track progress and identify emerging trends in governance.

Gain deeper insights into policy and institutional performance across Africa. Our comprehensive dataset provides a longitudinal perspective on development effectiveness and institutional quality across the continent.

Chronological Archive

CPIA Overview

CPIA Overview

Explore CPIA scores across African countries. Select a country on the map or use the list to see policy and institutional assessment results.

Data for year: CPIA Exercise 2023 More information →

Countries comparison

Top 5 countries by CPIA score.

# Country Score Change
1 Rwanda 5.097 +0.127
2 South Africa 4.856 -0.085
3 Botswana 4.753 +0.040
4 Senegal 4.581 +0.075
5 Mauritius 4.524 -0.020

CPIA assesses the quality of policies and institutions in low-income countries. Scores range from 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest).

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Data Analysis Toolkit

Tools designed to help you dive deeper into policy performance metrics.

Overall Picture

Get a high-level overview of country performances across Africa in economic management and structural policy.

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Comparator

Directly compare the CPIA results between different countries and regional economic communities.

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Database

Access raw data for all eligible countries in table format and download the complete historical dataset.

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Country Profiles

View detailed CPIA scores, trends and country information for a selected country and year.

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