South Asia · #30 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
32.2▼ -2.8 YoY
●●○0.82IEPA COMPOSITE
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IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#96of 145 ranked economies▲ 20 places since 2010
How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
4.16% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
87
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
-0.44
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
-1.02
Outlook
Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
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This market sits in the bottom 25% on productive capability but the bottom 5% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
358organizations indexed across 9 types · 345 mapped
Universities & research bodies
214
Government bodies
42
Research organizations
34
Health research
27
Fab labs & makerspaces
11
SEZ authorities
11
Corporate R&D
7
Science & tech parks
6
Incubators
6
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