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    Americas · #19 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    69.3▲ +0.4 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202401234
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #35of 145 ranked economies▼ 8 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202426293236
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.38% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    272
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.78
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.31
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 11% on the IEPA composite but the top 29% 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
    Minerals23 of 48 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture58 of 200 made · 54% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies25 of 104 made · 72% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts35 of 155 made · 55% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals32 of 157 made · 62% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods3 of 73 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 17% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 24% of that cluster today, and 72% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 178 OF 272 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Glaziers' putty$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.27
    Hair products$17B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.16
    Sausages$7B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.35
    Food preparations n.e.c.$56B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.11
    Starch residues$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Aluminum containers, <300 liters$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 373 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    4,296organizations indexed across 9 types · 4,231 mapped
    Research organizations
    1,368
    Corporate R&D
    1,339
    Universities & research bodies
    707
    Health research
    377
    Government bodies
    265
    Science & tech parks
    148
    Incubators
    48
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    42
    Accelerators
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 4,296 indexed
    AI@Centech
    Accelerators · 2019
    DMZ
    Incubators · 2010
    Massey Hall
    Science & tech parks · Toronto · 1894
    Grand Theatre
    Science & tech parks · London · 1901
    Université Laval
    Universities & research bodies · Québec · 1663
    University of New Brunswick
    Universities & research bodies · Fredericton · 1785
    Opmedic Group (Canada)
    Corporate R&D · Montreal · 1565
    EMD Inc. (Canada)
    Corporate R&D · Mississauga · 1668
    Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project
    Research organizations · Montreal · 1716
    Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
    Research organizations · Montreal · 1822
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