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    Mexico

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    Americas · #74 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    48.6▲ +0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE

    Mexico scores 48.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #74 of 117 economies. That is up 0.8 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 55.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Resilience at 37.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264044485256
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202501234
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #27of 145 ranked economies▲ 2 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242628303234
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.48% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    185
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.94
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.61
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 22% on productive capability but the bottom 44% 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
    Electronic and Electrical Goods26 of 73 made · 66% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts41 of 155 made · 47% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies27 of 104 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture19 of 200 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 25% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods5 of 78 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories2 of 50 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 36% of that cluster today, and 66% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile and Home Goods is the furthest: 6% made, and only 18% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 138 OF 185 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Insulating fittings for electrical machines$7B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    Compounded rubber$6B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +1.03
    Other articles of plastic$95B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    Parts of railway locomotives$12B world market
    Aerospace, Marine & RailOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.96
    Machinery for soil preparation or cultivation$9B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.19 · COMPLEXITY +0.44
    Other plastic plates, sheets etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 370 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Exclusive | Venture Firm Behind Chip Startup Groq Targets $10 Billion Megafund - WSJ
    Google News · Mexico · Startups & Innovation · Oct 7 · Startup Ecosystem
    AT&T to form fiber joint venture with BlackRock's GIP, CPP Investments - Reuters
    Google News · Mexico · Startups & Innovation · Oct 6 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇸🇳Senegal46.4→🇧🇼Botswana46.0→🇵🇪Peru45.6→🇷🇺Russia47.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,005organizations indexed across 7 types · 997 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    744
    Research organizations
    77
    Government bodies
    59
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    58
    Health research
    49
    Corporate R&D
    16
    Science & tech parks
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,005 indexed
    Universidad Tecnológica de Nuevo Laredo
    Universities & research bodies · Nuevo Laredo · 2002
    Centro Universitario en Periodismo y Publicidad
    Universities & research bodies · Mexico City · 1992
    Instituto Lala (Mexico)
    Corporate R&D · Durango
    Tepatitlán's Institute for Theoretical Studies
    Research organizations · Tepatitlán de Morelos · 2017
    Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte
    Research organizations · Mexico City · 2000
    Hospitales Regionales de Alta Especialidad
    Health research · Chiapa de Corzo
    Hospital General De Zona
    Health research · Ciudad Victoria
    Tecnológico Nacional de México
    Government bodies · Mexico City
    El Garage Project Hub
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Mexicali
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 1,005 organizations →

    Mexico: common questions

    What is Mexico's IEPA score?
    Mexico scores 48.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #74 of 117 economies.
    What is Mexico's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 55.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Mexico back?
    Its binding constraint is Resilience, at 37.0, 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 Mexico compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Senegal (46.4), Botswana (46.0), Peru (45.6), Russia (47.0).
    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 Mexico →