This is a list of special economic zones by country.УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ОСОБЫМИ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИМИ ЗОНАМИ СУБЪЕКТА РФ Масаев С.Н. В сборнике: XIII Всероссийское совещание по проблемам управления ВСПУ-2019 Труды. Под общей редакцией Д.А. Новикова. 2019. С. 1773-1778.
Africa Botswana Currently identified areas for SEZs are:
Gaborone (adjacent to the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport)- International diamond hub Gaborone Fairgrounds- Financial Services in Gaborone. Lobatse- Beef, leather and biogas park. Greater Palapye in Palapye- Integrated coal value addition; Selebi Phikwe- Mineral beneficiation. Tuli Block- Horticulture, Agro Business: Francistown- Mining supplies, services and logistics hub. Pandamatenga- Integrated farming, agro business and food processing.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo planned to build its first Special Economic Zone in the Kinshasa district of N'Sélé. The SEZ was intended be operative in 2012 and dedicated to agro-industries.http://www.lecho.be/actualite/economie_-_politique_international/Congo-_Le_-paradis-_ou_le_droit_fera_la_loi.8989989-3164.art Le "paradis" où le droit fera la loi, L'Echo, novembre 2010.
As of April 2013 the DRC did not have any FTZs or free ports.
Egypt The North West Suez Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) is located at the Red Sea, 45 km south of Suez. It is served by Sokhna harbour. It was the first SEZ set up under laws passed in 2002.
Additionally, in 2013 Egypt had nine FZs and thirteen Investment Zones.
Eswatini The Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP) was designated as a Special Economic Zone through the Special Economic Zone Act of 2018. This was an initiative by His Majesty King Mswati III to attract foreign investment into the Kingdom of Eswatini, promote export-oriented growth, generate employment with the intention to ensure technology transfer to the Eswatini populace, subsequently boost economic growth. The Investor Management Services Unit is responsible for the operationalization and management of RSTP’s SEZ Industrial Plot and the One Stop Shop Service Centre (OSSSC).
Ethiopia Ethiopia has a SEZ named Oriental in Dukem (near Addis) that produces electrical machinery, construction materials, steel and metallurgy. The zone is wholly owned by China.
Kenya
Two Rivers International Finance & Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) is the first and only business services- focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kenya, offering new and exciting prospects for global, African, regional and Kenyan service-oriented enterprises and investment-focused entities seeking a next-frontier gateway base to competitively access regional and international markets.
Mauritius A Chinese owned SEZ has been created in Jinfei called the Mauritius Jinfei Economic Trade and Cooperation Zone. The zone manufacturers textiles, garments, machinery and high-tech. Additionally, it supports trade, tourism and finance.
Nigeria Two Chinese SEZs have been constructed in Nigeria. Centenary Economic City LADOL Nigeria International Commerce city
South Africa
Atlantis SEZ, a green tech SEZ in the City of Cape Town
Zambia
Zambia is home to two SEZs developed in partnership with China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining corporation. One sitting just outside Lusaka focuses on garments, food, appliances, tobacco and electronics. The second is in the copper rich town of Chambishi and focuses on copper related industries. The zones combine expedited customs and administration procedures with tax incentives, to attract increased investment.
Americas Cayman Islands The Cayman Enterprise City SEZ officially launched on Friday, 3 February 2012. It specializes in knowledge based industries. The SEZ has a range of incentives to attract businesses including no corporate, income or capital gains tax.
Cuba
The Mariel Special Development Zone, an SEZ in Cuba that is exempt from normal economic legislation
Honduras Roatán contains a Zona de Empleo y de Desarrollo Económico (ZEDE)Official Page for ZEDE or Zone for Economic Development and Employment, designated by Honduran constitutional provisions and legislation. The goal is to enable stable legal structures, physical environment, human rights, and taxation in order to encourage investment, migration, and economic development. This is the location of the private charter city of Próspera.
Jamaica
The Montego Bay Free Zone
Mexico
In May, 2016, President Enrique Peña Nieto signed a new law for the creation of special economic zones to attract investment into certain southern states of the country. The first of the zones are the port of Lázaro Cárdenas, including neighboring municipalities in Michoacán and Guerrero; a corridor in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec between Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, that includes both those cities; and the Pacific coast port of Puerto Chiapas. In 2017 another zone is to be created in the petroleum corridor of Tabasco-Campeche.
According to Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda, the Mexican Special Economic Zones regime will provide tax benefits, customs, and business facilitation measures, and possibly financial support to investors. Moreover, the federal government, in coordination with State and local authorities, will also implement parallel policies in the region, such as education, security, health, and infrastructure, in order to boost the competitiveness of the geographic location as well as to attract investment.
Panama The Colon Free Zone (C.F.Z.) is located in the city of Colon at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal dedicated to re-export of merchandise to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Panama Pacifico Special Economic Area (PPSEA) was passed into law in 2004 in the Republic of Panama. It is located on the former Howard AFB, near Panama City, on the Pacific side of the isthmus. Colón Free Trade Zone Panama Pacifico Special Economic Area
Asia / Pacific Bangladesh
Several special economic zones (SEZs) have been established across Bangladesh since the 1980s.
Mandated by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Act, 2010, the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) was officially instituted by the government on 9 November 2010. BEZA aims to establish SEZs in all potential areas in Bangladesh including underdeveloped regions with a view to encouraging rapid economic development through increase and diversification of industry, employment, production and export.
Bangladesh government has taken an initiative to introduce a hundred SEZ throughout the country. As of March 2016, thirty seven government SEZs have acquired land and are under development.
The following Eight EPZs are in operation:
Adamjee Export Processing Zone, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj Chittagong Export Processing Zone, South Halishahar, Chittagong Comilla Export Processing Zone, Comilla Dhaka Export Processing Zone, Savar, Dhaka Ishwardi Export Processing Zone, Ishwardi, Pabna Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone, North Patenga, Chittagong Mongla Export Processing Zone, Mongla, Bagerhat Uttara Export Processing Zone, Nilphamari
BEPZA is currently working on Mirsharai Economic Zone project to expand the opportunities for the investors to invest and create employment in a business-friendly environment.
Cambodia Formally introduced in 2005, there are 22 SEZs in Cambodia as of November 2014. They are listed below followed by the province in which they are located.
Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), Sihanoukville Sihanoukville Port SEZ, Sihanoukville Neang Kok Koh Kong SEZ, Koh Kong Suoy Chheng SEZ, Koh Kong S.N.C. SEZ, Sihanoukville Stung Hav SEZ, Sihanoukville N.L.C. SEZ, Svay Rieng Manhattan (Svay Reing) SEZ, Svay Rieng Poipet O’Neang SEZ, Banteay Meanchey Doung Chhiv Phnom Den SEZ, Takeo Phnom Penh SEZ, Phnom Penh Kampot SEZ, Kampot Sihanoukville SEZ 1, Sihanoukville Tai Seng Bavet SEZ Svay Rieng Oknha Mong SEZ, Koh Kong Goldfame Pak Shun SEZ, Kandal Thary Kampong Cham SEZ, Kampong Cham Sihanoukville SEZ 2, Sihanoukville D&M Bavet SEZ, Svay Rieng Kiri Sakor Koh Kong SEZ, Koh Kong Kampong Saom SEZ, Sihanoukville Pacific SEZ, Svay Rieng
China
The most prominent SEZs in the country are Hainan Province and the cities of Kashgar, Shantou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, and Zhuhai. It is notable that Shantou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai are all in Guangdong Province, and all are on the southern coast of China where the sea is very accessible for transportation of goods.
India
There were about 143 SEZs (as of June 2012) operating throughout India, by February 2016 this had risen to 187. 634 SEZs have been approved for implementation by the Government of India (as of June 2012).
Indonesia There are 25 Special Economic Zones in Indonesia that have been approved.
Approved Tanjung Lesung SEZ Sei Mangkei SEZ Palu SEZ Bitung SEZ Morotai SEZ Mandalika SEZ Maloy Batuta Trans Kalimantan SEZ (MBTK) Tanjung Kelayang SEZ Sorong SEZ Arun Lhokseumawe SEZ Galang Batang SEZ Singhasari SEZ Likupang SEZ Kendal SEZ Batam Aero Technic SEZ (BAT) Nongsa SEZ Lido SEZ Gresik SEZ Sanur SEZ Kura Kura Bali SEZ Tanjung Sauh SEZ Setangga SEZ Banten International Medical, Education, and Technology SEZ Batam International Medical and Tourism SEZ Batang Industropolis SEZ
Planned Bungku Green Industry SEZ Sidoarjo Halal Industry SEZ East Kutai Chemical Industry SEZ Patimban SEZ Subang SEZ Bulungan SEZ
Iran
Iran's interest in free trade and special economic zones can be traced back to the 1970s. According to SOAS's Hassan Hakimian, "the FTZs are more ambitious in their objective of acting as magnets for the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and ultimately for generating a diversified industrial base and promoting Iran's non-oil exports, the SEZ are conceived for goods transit and improving the supply and distribution networks in the country." Arg-e-Jadid Special Economic Zone: Vehicle Manufacturing Hub. PetZone: Petrochemical special economic Zone, Bandar-e Mahshahr. Kish: Kish island special economic zone. KSEZ(Kaveh special economic zone) Sarakhs Special Economic Zone Sirjan Shahid Rajaee Port Amirabad Special Economic Zoneفروش و اجاره دامنه.pso.ir. Pso.ir. Retrieved on 2013-07-23. Bushehr Port Payam Special Economic Zone, the closest SEZ to the capital city of Tehran Abadan Astara The Persian Gulf Mining and Metal Industries Special Economic Zone
Laos The Government Laos (Lao PDR) has promoted the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) since 2003, as a strategic tool to drive economic growth, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and support the country's modernization efforts. As of 2025, there are 12 approved SEZs in the country.
While SEZs have contributed to infrastructure development and job creation, several projects have sparked controversy due to concerns over land rights, environmental impacts, and the socio-economic consequences for local communities, as well as allegations of illegal activities that may be occurring within some zones.
Boten Beautiful Land Special Economic Zone (BSEZ), Luang Namtha Province Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ), Bokeo Province Luang Prabang Special Economic Zone (LSEZ), Luang Prabang Province Saysettha Development Special Economic Zone (SDZ), Vientiane Capital Thatluang Lake Special Economic Zone (TLSEZ), Vientiane Capital Longthanh-Vientiane Special Economic Zone (LVSEZ), Vientiane Capital Dongphosy Special Economic Zone (DEZ), Vientiane Capital Vientiane Capital Industrial and Trade Area, Vientiane Capital Phoukhyo Special Economic Zone (PSEZ), Khammouan Province Thakheak Special Economic Zone (TSZ), Khammouan Province Savan-Seno Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), Savannakhet Province Champassak Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), Champassak Province
Malaysia East Coast Economic Region (ECER) Iskandar Malaysia (IM) Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ) Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV) MSC Malaysia