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    India

    Tier 1
    South Asia · #64 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    48.5▼ -0.3 YoY
    ●●●0.91IEPA COMPOSITE

    India scores 48.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #64 of 117 economies. That is down 0.3 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 57.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 44.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263642485460
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202500.651.31.952.6
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    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #42of 145 ranked economies▲ 11 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202440444854
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.98% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    406
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.70
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +2.88
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 34% on productive capability but the bottom 42% 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 and Home Goods41 of 78 made · 78% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories26 of 50 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals53 of 157 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts49 of 155 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Minerals15 of 48 made · 73% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies29 of 104 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture33 of 200 made · 54% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods6 of 73 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 28% of that cluster today, and 71% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 252 OF 406 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Household articles of aluminum$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    Trunks or cases$80B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Gloves, knit$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Other knitted fabrics$29B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.47
    Men's overcoats, not knit$15B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.59
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 345 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-11
    4,740organizations indexed across 11 types · 4,116 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    2,253
    Incubators
    604
    Health research
    555
    Research organizations
    511
    Corporate R&D
    394
    Government bodies
    300
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    96
    Science & tech parks
    14
    SEZ authorities
    9
    Accelerators
    3
    company
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 4,740 indexed
    Talrop
    Accelerators · 2016
    Indigram Labs Foundation
    Incubators · Delhi
    Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited
    Science & tech parks · Visakhapatnam
    IKP Knowledge Park
    Science & tech parks · Secunderabad
    Indore Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Mumbai · 2004
    Moradabad Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Mumbai · 2007
    Centurion University of Technology and Management
    Universities & research bodies · Bhubaneswar · 2010
    School of Management Sciences, Lucknow
    Universities & research bodies · Lucknow · 2008
    Cook Medical (India)
    Corporate R&D · Chennai · 1963
    Hetero Drugs (India)
    Corporate R&D · Hyderabad · 1993
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    India: common questions

    What is India's IEPA score?
    India scores 48.5 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #64 of 117 economies.
    What is India's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 57.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding India back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 44.0, 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 India compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Indonesia (50.8), Philippines (50.8), Morocco (51.5), Turkey (52.0).
    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 India →