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    Sri Lanka

    Tier 2
    South Asia · #28 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    40.4▲ +5 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263336394245
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.450.91.351.8
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #83of 145 ranked economies▲ 18 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202482879297102
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    4.37% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    202
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.04
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.43
    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
    Textile Apparel and Accessories35 of 50 made · 93% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods25 of 78 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture30 of 200 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods7 of 73 made · 44% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 36% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies7 of 104 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals6 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile and Home Goods. This market makes 32% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals is the furthest: 4% made, and only 13% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 121 OF 202 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Trunks or cases$80B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    Other footwear of rubber or plastics$42B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.64
    Leather footwear$53B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.19
    Parts of footwear$9B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.23
    Other furnishing articles$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 399 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · TIER 2
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    157organizations indexed across 9 types · 153 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    52
    Research organizations
    29
    Health research
    28
    Government bodies
    20
    SEZ authorities
    13
    Corporate R&D
    8
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    3
    Innovation hubs
    2
    Accelerators
    2
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 157 indexed
    John Keells X
    Accelerators · Colombo
    Katunayake Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Colombo · 1978
    Biyagama Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Colombo · 1985
    Sri Lanka Law College
    Universities & research bodies · Colombo · 1874
    University of the Visual & Performing Arts
    Universities & research bodies · Colombo · 1893
    Wijeya Newspapers (Sri Lanka)
    Corporate R&D · Colombo · 1979
    Lanka Hydraulic Institute (Sri Lanka)
    Corporate R&D · Moratuwa · 1984
    Department of National Museums
    Research organizations · Colombo · 1877
    Government Medical Officers Association
    Research organizations · Colombo · 1926
    Teaching Hospital Kandy
    Health research · Kandy · 1815
    National Hospital of Sri Lanka
    Health research · Colombo · 1864
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