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    India

    Tier 1
    South Asia · #20 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    47.5▼ -0.3 YoY
    ●●●0.91IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.651.31.952.6
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    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 40% 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 · 2026-07-17
    4,739organizations indexed across 10 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
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 4,739 indexed
    Talrop
    Accelerators · 2016
    T-Hub
    Incubators · 2015
    T Works
    Incubators · 2016
    National Centre for the Performing Arts
    Science & tech parks · Mumbai City district · 1986
    Technopark
    Science & tech parks · 1990
    Kandla Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Mumbai · 1965
    Falta Special Economic Zone
    SEZ authorities · Mumbai · 1986
    Namgyal Tantric College
    Universities & research bodies · Dharamsala · 1565
    Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
    Universities & research bodies · Kolkata · 1707
    Merck Specialities Pvt. Ltd. (India)
    Corporate R&D · Mumbai · 1668
    Procter & Gamble (India)
    Corporate R&D · Mumbai · 1837
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