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    UAE

    Tier 1
    Middle East & Africa · #2 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    71.2▼ -0.2 YoY
    ●●●0.89IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264554637281
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024036912
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #53of 145 ranked economies▼ 5 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202441454954
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.88% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    83
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.38
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.71
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 6% on the IEPA composite but the top 42% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    TRADE-HUB PROFILE · RE-EXPORT INTENSITY CAN LIFT GOODS FIGURES; READ ALONGSIDE THE FULL PROFILE
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · TIER 1
    🇰🇷South Korea67.7🇲🇾Malaysia64.5🇸🇦Saudi Arabia58.1🇻🇳Vietnam57.4
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    168organizations indexed across 11 types · 146 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    75
    Health research
    25
    Research organizations
    17
    Government bodies
    11
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Accelerators
    9
    Innovation hubs
    8
    Corporate R&D
    8
    Incubators
    3
    Science & tech parks
    2
    Venture studios
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 168 indexed
    AstroLabs
    Accelerators · Dubai
    Dubai Future Accelerators
    Accelerators · Dubai
    in5
    Incubators · Dubai
    Krypto Labs
    Incubators · Abu Dhabi
    GrowValley
    Venture studios · Dubai
    Dubai Internet City
    Science & tech parks · 1999
    Heriot-Watt University Dubai
    Universities & research bodies · Dubai · 1821
    INSEAD
    Universities & research bodies · Abu Dhabi · 1957
    Holland and Knight (United Arab Emirates)
    Corporate R&D · Abu Dhabi · 1968
    Intel (United Arab Emirates)
    Corporate R&D · Dubai · 1968
    Emirates NBD
    Research organizations · Dubai · 1963
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