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    Jamaica

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    Americas · #75 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    47.6▼ -4.1 YoY
    ●●○0.75IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #94of 145 ranked economies▼ 14 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202478838895
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.18% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    113
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.35
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.80
    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
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture33 of 200 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies11 of 104 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 19% of that cluster today, and 51% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 64 OF 113 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Plastic tubes and fittings$32B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.16
    Paper labels$5B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Ice cream$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    Animal feed$43B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.45
    Packing lids$64B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 430 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Hayden Panettiere, known for ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’, dies at 36
    Jamaica Observer Business · Aug 17 · Economic Policy
    NOT TRUE!
    Jamaica Observer Business · Aug 15 · Economic Policy
    Classic French Chocolate Mousse
    Jamaica Observer Business · Aug 13 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇧🇼Botswana45.8→🇺🇦Ukraine45.7→🇵🇾Paraguay46.3→🇲🇽Mexico46.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    22organizations indexed across 6 types · 22 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    9
    Government bodies
    4
    SEZ authorities
    3
    Health research
    3
    Research organizations
    2
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 22 indexed
    Kingston Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Kingston · 1976
    Montego Bay Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Kingston · 1985
    Mico University College
    Universities & research bodies · Kingston · 1835
    Northern Caribbean University
    Universities & research bodies · Mandeville · 1907
    Coconut Industry Board
    Research organizations · Kingston · 1945
    Jamaica Library Service
    Research organizations · Kingston · 1948
    Mandeville Regional Hospital
    Health research · Mandeville · 1877
    University Hospital of the West Indies
    Health research · Mona Heights · 1948
    Ministry of Health
    Government bodies · Kingston · 1997
    JunksionXlabs
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Kingston
    Bureau of Standards Jamaica
    Government bodies · Kingston
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