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    Chile

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    Americas · #44 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    61.2▲ +1.5 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Chile scores 61.2 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #44 of 117 economies. That is up 1.5 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 75.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 52.6. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264852566064
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025036912
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #84of 145 ranked economies▼ 9 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202468737886
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.92% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    116
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.04
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.85
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 35% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 35% 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
    Minerals8 of 48 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture27 of 200 made · 36% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals14 of 157 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies5 of 104 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 10% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 59 OF 116 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard$15B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY +0.01
    Beef$30B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.36
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 432 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇱🇻Latvia59.7→🇦🇲Armenia59.4→🇲🇺Mauritius61.2→🇷🇸Serbia58.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    350organizations indexed across 11 types · 329 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    150
    Health research
    52
    Research organizations
    49
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    26
    Government bodies
    25
    Corporate R&D
    24
    Incubators
    11
    Innovation hubs
    5
    SEZ authorities
    3
    Accelerators
    3
    Science & tech parks
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 350 indexed
    Start-Up Chile (CORFO)
    Accelerators · Santiago
    Acelera Latam
    Accelerators · Santiago
    Chrysalis (PUCV)
    Incubators · Valparaíso
    UDD Ventures
    Incubators · Santiago
    Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Antofagasta (PCT UCN)
    Science & tech parks · Antofagasta
    Iquique Free Trade Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santiago · 1977
    Arica Free Trade Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santiago · 1980
    Instituto Profesional de Ciencias de la Computación
    Universities & research bodies · Santiago · 1982
    Center of New Drugs for Hypertension
    Universities & research bodies · Santiago
    Optimo (Chile)
    Corporate R&D · Puerto Varas
    Obstech (Chile)
    Corporate R&D · Coquimbo · 2013
    Fundación Ciencia and Vida
    Research organizations · Santiago · 1997
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    Chile: common questions

    What is Chile's IEPA score?
    Chile scores 61.2 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #44 of 117 economies.
    What is Chile's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 75.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Chile back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 52.6, 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 Chile compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Latvia (59.7), Armenia (59.4), Mauritius (61.2), Serbia (58.2).
    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 Chile →