Excellent resource by Adrianople Group research team - Open Zone Map is the world’s first comprehensive attempt at mapping every single Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
This map was created to improve public understanding of SEZs. Our goal is to inspire other researchers studying SEZs to create their own data sets, sparking a knowledge revolution.
Zone Types:
We divided our map into SEZ zone types, loosely based on the World Bank’s 2008 SEZ types and UNCTAD’s 2018 SEZ types.
Specialized Economic Zone : A zone with deep incentives that focuses on a single industry
Diversified Zone : A zone with deep incentives that focuses on a wide variety of industries
Free Trade Zone : A large zone with shallow incentives that focuses on the import and export of goods
Export Processing Zone : A small zone which exclusively has customs and duties incentives
Economic Revitalization Project : A zone that exists to improve the economy of a distressed area, usually through tax incentives
Charter City : A large zone with deep incentives, both a commercial and residential district, and its own school
Foreign Trade Zone : A type of Free Trade Zone which exclusively exists in the US / Canada
Other Zone : Zones that do not fall neatly into any of the above categories
Management Type:
This describes the management of the operating company which manages the SEZ; not the management of the zone itself.
Private : The management company which operates the zone is entirely privately owned
Public-Private Partnership : The management company which operates the zone is a public-private partnership
Public : The management company which operates the zone is entirely government owned
Activity Status:
The activity status of the zone, according to its own materials.
Active : The zone was active and had tenants as of January 1 2021
Inactive : The zone was active between 2010 and 2020, but it currently is inactive
Under Development : The zone plans on becoming active, but isn’t yet fully active as of January 1 2021
