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    Kazakhstan

    Tier 2
    Central Asia · #15 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    52.6▼ -1.3 YoY
    ●●○0.82IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220240481216
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #56of 145 ranked economies▲ 44 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024536883101
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.88% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    108
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.36
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.51
    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
    Minerals21 of 48 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies14 of 104 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals13 of 157 made · 29% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 25% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts8 of 155 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 44% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 74 OF 108 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Starch residues$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Railway cars, not self-propelled$7B world market
    Aerospace, Marine & RailOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY +0.30
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    Hot rolled bars of iron$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.36
    Copper wire$27B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    Apples & pears$10B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 445 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t. - TechCrunch
    Google News · Kazakhstan · Startups & Innovation · Jul 31 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇰🇭Cambodia49.5→🇯🇴Jordan47.0→🇺🇿Uzbekistan45.9→🇨🇴Colombia44.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    195organizations indexed across 9 types · 185 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    129
    Government bodies
    20
    Research organizations
    15
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Health research
    8
    Corporate R&D
    6
    Innovation hubs
    4
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Incubators
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 195 indexed
    MOST Business Incubator
    Incubators · Almaty
    Autonomous Cluster Fund 'Tech Garden' (Park of Innovative Technologies)
    Science & tech parks · Almaty · 2015
    Kazakh Scientific Research Veterinary Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Almaty · 1905
    National Academy of Education named after Y. Altynsarin
    Universities & research bodies · Astana · 1921
    Eni (Kazakhstan)
    Corporate R&D · Astana · 1953
    International Science and Technology Center
    Research organizations · Astana · 1992
    Kazakhstan Academy of Preventive Medicine
    Research organizations · Almaty · 1995
    Kazakh Eye Research Institute
    Health research · Almaty · 1933
    Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Government bodies · Almaty · 1920
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