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    Asia · #55 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    54.8▼ -0.1 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264851545760
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202401234
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #10of 145 ranked economies▲ 10 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320248121621
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    4.53% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    561
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.27
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.66
    Outlook
    Already makes most of what its capability allows.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 7% on productive capability but the top 46% 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.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories43 of 50 made · 100% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods65 of 78 made · 85% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods49 of 73 made · 88% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts93 of 155 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies55 of 104 made · 86% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals60 of 157 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture29 of 200 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 34% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Industrial Chemicals and Metals. This market makes 38% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 398 OF 561 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Articles for utensils, of cermet$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +1.64
    Parts and accessories for metal working machines$24B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +1.31
    Lathes for removing metal$6B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +1.21
    Machining centers for working metal$8B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +1.61
    Transmission shaftsENERGY TRANSITION$63B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    Other bars and rods of stainless steel$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 245 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇷🇴Romania52.8→🇵🇦Panama52.4→🇰🇼Kuwait53.9→🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan51.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    5,456organizations indexed across 8 types · 5,399 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    2,526
    Health research
    1,073
    Corporate R&D
    949
    Government bodies
    424
    Research organizations
    324
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    74
    Science & tech parks
    51
    SEZ authorities
    35
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 5,456 indexed
    Hong Kong Cultural Centre
    Science & tech parks · Hong Kong · 1989
    TusPark
    Science & tech parks · 1994
    Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Shanghai · 1990
    Guangzhou Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Shanghai · 2000
    Hunan University
    Universities & research bodies · Changsha · 976
    Xi'an University of Finance and Economics
    Universities & research bodies · Xi'an · 1579
    Carl Zeiss (China)
    Corporate R&D · Shanghai · 1846
    Siemens (China)
    Corporate R&D · Beijing · 1847
    Shanghai Library
    Research organizations · Shanghai · 1847
    Zhejiang Library
    Research organizations · Hangzhou · 1900
    Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
    Health research · Guangzhou · 1835
    Renji Hospital
    Health research · Shanghai · 1844
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