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    Australia

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    Oceania · #27 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    68.7▼ -0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #73of 145 ranked economies▼ 14 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202455606574
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.24% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    137
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.13
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.02
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 15% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 43% 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
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals20 of 48 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture21 of 200 made · 36% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals15 of 157 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods4 of 73 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies3 of 104 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 42% of that cluster today, and 71% 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 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 72 OF 137 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other articles of precious metals$7B world market
    Consumer Goods & RetailOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY +0.72
    Other vegetables, frozen$14B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.09
    Silicon & rare gases$11B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY -0.17
    Butter$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.41
    Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate$36B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.36
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 450 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇦🇹Austria65.7→🇱🇹Lithuania66.5→🇪🇪Estonia66.5→🇭🇷Croatia66.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,799organizations indexed across 8 types · 1,793 mapped
    Research organizations
    644
    Universities & research bodies
    380
    Health research
    260
    Government bodies
    247
    Corporate R&D
    237
    Science & tech parks
    23
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    7
    Accelerators
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,799 indexed
    Melbourne Athenaeum
    Science & tech parks · Melbourne · 1839
    Adelaide Festival Centre
    Science & tech parks · Adelaide · 1973
    The University of Sydney
    Universities & research bodies · Sydney · 1850
    The University of Melbourne
    Universities & research bodies · Melbourne · 1853
    Takeda (Australia)
    Corporate R&D · Sydney · 1781
    Schneider Electric (Australia)
    Corporate R&D · Sydney · 1836
    Benevolent Society
    Research organizations · Paddington · 1813
    State Library of New South Wales
    Research organizations · Sydney · 1826
    Sydney Hospital
    Health research · Sydney · 1788
    Royal Hobart Hospital
    Health research · Hobart · 1804
    Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
    Government bodies · Sydney · 1816
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