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    Myanmar

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    Asia · #117 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    25.9▼ -3.4 YoY
    ●●○0.72IEPA COMPOSITE

    Myanmar scores 25.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #117 of 117 economies. That is down 3.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 32.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 12.1. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262030405060
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #113of 145 ranked economies▲ 29 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024107116125134143
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.99% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    141
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.94
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.27
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 16% on productive capability but the bottom 1% 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 Apparel and Accessories36 of 50 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Minerals10 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture15 of 200 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods5 of 73 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods5 of 78 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals4 of 157 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts4 of 155 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies1 of 104 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies is the furthest: 1% made, and only 5% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 80 OF 141 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Leather apparel$7B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Other furnishing articles$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    Other knitted fabrics$29B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.47
    Vegetable saps and extracts$8B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.86
    Tents, tarpaulins, etc.$6B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 421 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    EXCLUSIVE-Sequoia-backed chip startup Nuvacore raising funds at about a $2.5 billion valuation, sources say - Devdiscourse
    Google News · Myanmar · Startups & Innovation · Oct 9 · Startup Ecosystem
    Anthropic Expands Claude Startups Program With New Founder Benefits - Unite.AI
    Google News · Myanmar · Startups & Innovation · Oct 6 · Startup Ecosystem
    Student robotics teams pitch to industry experts in World Robot Olympiad’s (WRO) new startup-style program - USA Today
    Google News · Myanmar · Startups & Innovation · Sep 15 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇿🇼Zimbabwe25.4→🇮🇶Iraq26.3→🇦🇴Angola30.0→🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    104organizations indexed across 6 types · 104 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    76
    Research organizations
    10
    Government bodies
    9
    Health research
    7
    Corporate R&D
    1
    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 104 indexed
    Yangon University Of Distance Education
    Universities & research bodies · Yangon · 1992
    Mandalay Technological University
    Universities & research bodies · Mandalay · 1991
    Vantage Health Solutions (Myanmar)
    Corporate R&D · Yangon · 2015
    Myanmar Environment Institute
    Research organizations · Yangon
    Myanmar Medical Association
    Research organizations · Yagon · 1949
    Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
    Health research · Nay Pyi Taw · 1870
    Yangon Central Women's Hospital
    Health research · Yangon · 1887
    U.S. Embassy in Burma
    Government bodies · Yangon · 1947
    K-Lab Yangon
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Yangon
    Department of Biotechnology Research
    Government bodies · Kyaukse · 2015
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 104 organizations →

    Myanmar: common questions

    What is Myanmar's IEPA score?
    Myanmar scores 25.9 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #117 of 117 economies.
    What is Myanmar's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 32.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Myanmar back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 12.1, 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 Myanmar compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Zimbabwe (25.4), Iraq (26.3), Angola (30.0), DR Congo (31.3).
    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 Myanmar →