South Asia · #32 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
26.8▲ +2.4 YoY
●●○0.84IEPA COMPOSITE
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IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
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PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
#89of 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.
CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
3.62% / yr
Implied growth
Annual growth the current capability base points to.
207
Diversity
Distinct products made at competitive scale.
-0.23
Capability score
Standardized: 0 is the world average.
+0.27
Outlook
Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
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This market sits in the bottom 30% 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.
511organizations indexed across 9 types · 454 mapped
Universities & research bodies
270
Health research
80
Incubators
53
Research organizations
43
Government bodies
41
Corporate R&D
11
Fab labs & makerspaces
5
Science & tech parks
4
SEZ authorities
4
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