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    Dominican Republic

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    Americas · #69 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    47.4▲ +3.8 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #80of 145 ranked economies▲ 6 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202471768188
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.82% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    175
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.03
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.14
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories18 of 50 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies21 of 104 made · 47% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods15 of 78 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture35 of 200 made · 41% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods9 of 73 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 36% of that cluster today, and 84% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts is the furthest: 4% made, and only 18% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 122 OF 175 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Food preparations n.e.c.$56B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY -0.11
    Plastic builders' wareENERGY TRANSITION$16B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Animal feed$43B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.45
    Toilet paper$28B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.42
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 396 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    6 Greenberg Traurig Intellectual Property Attorneys Listed in 2026 IAM Strategy 300 - PR Newswire
    Google News · Dominican Republic · Startups & Innovation · Aug 12 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇸🇳Senegal47.3→🇷🇺Russia46.6→🇲🇽Mexico46.5→🇵🇾Paraguay46.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    71organizations indexed across 6 types · 70 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    41
    SEZ authorities
    14
    Research organizations
    8
    Health research
    4
    Government bodies
    3
    Science & tech parks
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 71 indexed
    HUB de Innovacion Punta Bergantin
    Science & tech parks · Santo Domingo
    La Romana I Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santo Domingo · 1969
    San Pedro De Macorís Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santo Domingo · 1973
    Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
    Universities & research bodies · Santo Domingo · 1538
    Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña
    Universities & research bodies · Santo Domingo · 1880
    Profamilia
    Research organizations · Santo Domingo · 1966
    Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid Cabral
    Health research · Santo Domingo · 1956
    Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Endocrinología y Nutrición
    Health research · Santo Domingo · 1972
    Consejo Estatal Del Azucar
    Government bodies · Santo Domingo · 1966
    Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
    Government bodies · Santo Domingo · 2000
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