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    Oceania · #33 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    64.3▼ -2.7 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-1.3501.352.74.05
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #49of 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.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320244648505254
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.21% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    166
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.52
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.08
    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
    Agriculture41 of 200 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies10 of 104 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 34% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts10 of 155 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals9 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods5 of 78 made · 22% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods4 of 73 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Agriculture. This market makes 21% of that cluster today, and 50% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 83 OF 166 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Sausages$7B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.35
    Paints and varnishes, aqueous$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.15
    Barley$8B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY +0.21
    Wood carpentry for construction$15B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.32
    Paper labels$5B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 407 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Mastercard back after 'system update' outage
    RNZ Business · Aug 15 · Economic Policy
    Glitchy apps, deal disparity: Here's what's upsetting customers
    RNZ Business · Aug 13 · Economic Policy
    The hidden costs of failed building inspections
    RNZ Business · Aug 11 · Economic Policy
    TV advertising company fined $1.04 million for misleading customers
    RNZ Business · Aug 11 · Economic Policy
    Where have all the ATMs gone?
    RNZ Business · Aug 10 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇪🇸Spain63.5→🇬🇪Georgia63.7→🇫🇷France63.3→🇱🇻Latvia63.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    390organizations indexed across 7 types · 388 mapped
    Research organizations
    126
    Universities & research bodies
    80
    Corporate R&D
    72
    Government bodies
    54
    Health research
    37
    Science & tech parks
    15
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 390 indexed
    Victoria Theatre
    Science & tech parks · Auckland Region · 1912
    Hawkins Theatre
    Science & tech parks · Auckland Region · 1990
    University of Otago
    Universities & research bodies · Dunedin · 1869
    Mt Albert Primary School
    Universities & research bodies · Auckland · 1870
    John Deere (New Zealand)
    Corporate R&D · Wellington · 1837
    Bayer (New Zealand)
    Corporate R&D · Auckland · 1863
    Auckland War Memorial Museum
    Research organizations · Auckland · 1852
    The Kauri Museum
    Research organizations · Whangarei · 1862
    Auckland City Hospital
    Health research · Auckland · 1846
    Capital and Coast District Health Board
    Health research · Wellington · 1847
    Department of Internal Affairs
    Government bodies · Wellington · 1840
    Fab Lab Akld
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Auckland
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