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    Guatemala

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    Americas · #97 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.2▲ +0.5 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #79of 145 ranked economies▲ 3 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320247779818385
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.77% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    239
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.06
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.78
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 38% on productive capability but the bottom 16% 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 Accessories19 of 50 made · 87% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies34 of 104 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture55 of 200 made · 60% of the rest within reach
    Minerals12 of 48 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods19 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 38% of that cluster today, and 87% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 157 OF 239 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    Milk$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Stoppers, caps and lids of metal$9B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.15
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Fermented milk products$5B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.33
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 367 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇧🇴Bolivia38.4→🇹🇿Tanzania37.3→🇺🇬Uganda39.3→🇮🇷Iran36.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    46organizations indexed across 8 types · 44 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    16
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Research organizations
    8
    Health research
    5
    Government bodies
    4
    SEZ authorities
    2
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 46 indexed
    Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
    Science & tech parks · Guatemala City · 1978
    Grupo Zeta Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Guatemala City · 1979
    Santo Tomas de Castillo Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Guatemala City · 1981
    Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
    Universities & research bodies · Guatemala City · 1676
    Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano
    Universities & research bodies · Guatemala City · 1948
    Eisermann & Avendaño Bird Studies Guatemala (Guatemala)
    Corporate R&D · Antigua Guatemala · 1997
    Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura
    Research organizations · Guatemala City · 1942
    Hospital General San Juan de Dios
    Health research · Guatemala City · 1630
    Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala
    Health research · Guatemala City · 1970
    Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance
    Government bodies · Guatemala City · 1945
    CM FabLab
    Fab labs & makerspaces · KM. 12.5 Carretera a El Salvador
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