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    Argentina

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    Americas · #94 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    41.6▼ -2.6 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Argentina scores 41.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #94 of 117 economies. That is down 2.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 54.9. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 18.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202501234
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #86of 145 ranked economies▼ 31 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202453627187
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.41% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    156
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.05
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.23
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Agriculture48 of 200 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies8 of 104 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Agriculture. This market makes 24% of that cluster today, and 51% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 87 OF 156 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other prepared or preserved meat$20B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY -0.01
    Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate$36B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.36
    Milk$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Stoppers, caps and lids of metal$9B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.15
    Fuel wood$12B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY +0.09
    Uranium$23B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY +0.02
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 418 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
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    Google News · Argentina · Startups & Innovation · Oct 7 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇿🇲Zambia39.9→🇪🇨Ecuador39.9→🇱🇾Libya40.7→🇺🇬Uganda38.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,060organizations indexed across 9 types · 531 mapped
    Incubators
    524
    Universities & research bodies
    300
    Research organizations
    82
    Health research
    62
    Government bodies
    45
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    22
    Corporate R&D
    15
    SEZ authorities
    7
    Science & tech parks
    3
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,060 indexed
    Instituto Superior de Investigación, de Transferencia y Formación de Emprendedores (INITRAFE) - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja
    Incubators
    Fundación Laboratorio Emprendedor
    Incubators
    Polo Tecnologico Rosario
    Science & tech parks · Rosario
    Operador Parque Austral SRL
    Science & tech parks · Pilar
    Comodoro Free Trade Zone
    SEZ authorities · Buenas Aires · 2001
    Córdoba Free Trade Zone
    SEZ authorities · Buenas Aires · 1999
    Instituto de Cultura, Sociedad y Estado
    Universities & research bodies · Ushuaia
    Argentine-German Geodetic Observatory
    Universities & research bodies · La Plata · 2015
    Chemotecnica (Argentina)
    Corporate R&D · Ezeiza · 1943
    General Electric (Argentina)
    Corporate R&D · Buenos Aires · 1892
    Asociacion Argentina de Cirugia
    Research organizations · Buenos Aires
    Junior Achievement
    Research organizations · Rosario · 1991
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    Argentina: common questions

    What is Argentina's IEPA score?
    Argentina scores 41.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #94 of 117 economies.
    What is Argentina's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 54.9. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Argentina back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 18.4, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Argentina compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Zambia (39.9), Ecuador (39.9), Libya (40.7), Uganda (38.7).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Argentina →