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    Nepal

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    Asia · #111 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    32.3▲ +0.2 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262432404856
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.20.40.60.8
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #88of 145 ranked economies▼ 5 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202476808489
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.86% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    180
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.10
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.26
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 31% on productive capability but the bottom 6% 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 Accessories29 of 50 made · 86% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods20 of 78 made · 66% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture34 of 200 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies10 of 104 made · 44% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 20% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals6 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods3 of 73 made · 11% of the rest within reach
    Minerals2 of 48 made · 20% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile and Home Goods. This market makes 26% of that cluster today, and 66% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 4% made, and only 11% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 111 OF 180 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Activewear, knit$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 1.42 · COMPLEXITY -0.54
    Cardboard packing containers$28B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 1.36 · COMPLEXITY -0.53
    Womens overcoats, not knit$19B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 1.33 · COMPLEXITY -0.42
    Leather footwear$53B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 1.28 · COMPLEXITY -0.19
    Socks, stockings, etc., knit$14B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 1.27 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Leather apparel$7B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 1.25 · 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 · EXTENDED
    🇦🇴Angola31.9→🇨🇲Cameroon33.7→🇲🇬Madagascar34.1→🇨🇩DR Congo34.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    210organizations indexed across 9 types · 199 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    72
    Research organizations
    67
    Health research
    35
    Government bodies
    19
    Corporate R&D
    5
    Incubators
    4
    Accelerators
    3
    Innovation hubs
    3
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 210 indexed
    Next Venture Corp
    Accelerators · Kathmandu
    Rockstart Impact Nepal
    Accelerators · Kathmandu
    Antarprerana
    Incubators · Kathmandu
    Idea Studio Nepal
    Incubators · Kathmandu
    Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus
    Universities & research bodies · Kathmandu · 1918
    Patan Multiple Campus
    Universities & research bodies · Kathmandu · 1954
    Abt Associates (Nepal)
    Corporate R&D · Kathmandu · 1965
    Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals (Nepal)
    Corporate R&D · Kathmandu · 1991
    DanChurchAid
    Research organizations · Patan · 1922
    The Leprosy Mission Nepal
    Research organizations · Lalitpur · 1957
    Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital
    Health research · Kathmandu · 1933
    Bir Hospital
    Health research · Kathmandu · 1947
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