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    Nepal

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    Asia · #111 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    31.2▲ +0.4 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Nepal scores 31.2 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #111 of 117 economies. That is up 0.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 48.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 12.8. How the IEPA works →

    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
    Apple to hire some Huxe staff and license startup’s technology - mezha.net
    Google News · Nepal · Startups & Innovation · Oct 10 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇨🇲Cameroon32.2→🇹🇯Tajikistan32.6→🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→🇩🇿Algeria32.7→
    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
    Nepal AgriBusiness Incubation Center (NABIC)
    Incubators · Kathmandu
    Nepal Water Conservation Foundation
    Universities & research bodies · Kathmandu · 1980
    Nepal Sanskrit University
    Universities & research bodies · Dang · 1986
    HERD International (Nepal)
    Corporate R&D · Patan
    Nepal Ambulance Service
    Research organizations · Kathmandu
    Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Research organizations · Kathmandu · 2011
    Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital
    Health research · Kathmandu · 1933
    Manipal Teaching Hospital
    Health research · Pokhara · 1994
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    Nepal: common questions

    What is Nepal's IEPA score?
    Nepal scores 31.2 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #111 of 117 economies.
    What is Nepal's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 48.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Nepal back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 12.8, 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 Nepal compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Cameroon (32.2), Tajikistan (32.6), DR Congo (31.3), Algeria (32.7).
    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 Nepal →