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    Philippines

    Tier 1
    Southeast Asia · #60 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    50.5▲ +0.1 YoY
    ●●●0.92IEPA COMPOSITE

    Philippines scores 50.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #60 of 117 economies. That is up 0.1 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 55.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 41.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263642485460
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202500.81.62.43.2
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #38of 145 ranked economies▲ 13 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202435414756
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.20% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    189
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.74
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.67
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 31% on productive capability but the bottom 47% 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
    Electronic and Electrical Goods38 of 73 made · 94% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture26 of 200 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Minerals6 of 48 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts18 of 155 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies12 of 104 made · 48% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories6 of 50 made · 55% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals16 of 157 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods8 of 78 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 12% of that cluster today, and 55% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 130 OF 189 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Machines for working materials by laser and similar means$43B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +1.92
    Chemical elements for electronics$15B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +1.82
    Electrical machines with individual functions n.e.c.ENERGY TRANSITION$88B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.32 · COMPLEXITY +1.03
    Video recording apparatus$17B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +0.65
    Apparatus and equipment for photographic laboratories, n.e.c.$49B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +1.95
    Automatic regulating instrumentsENERGY TRANSITION$33B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.96
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 402 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    483organizations indexed across 8 types · 478 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    298
    SEZ authorities
    47
    Research organizations
    37
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    34
    Health research
    33
    Government bodies
    28
    Corporate R&D
    5
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 483 indexed
    Suntrust Ecotown Tanza
    SEZ authorities · Manila · 2013
    First Oriental Business and Industrial Park
    SEZ authorities · Manila · 2004
    San Beda College Alabang
    Universities & research bodies · Las Piñas
    University of Caloocan City
    Universities & research bodies · Caloc-an · 1971
    Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines)
    Corporate R&D · Makati City · 1885
    Unilever (Philippines)
    Corporate R&D · Manila · 1930
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
    Research organizations · Makati City · 2011
    Bethel Baptist Hospital
    Health research · Malaybalay · 1953
    Makati Medical Center
    Health research · Makati City · 1969
    Department of Environment and Natural Resources
    Government bodies · Koronadal · 1917
    Zamboanga Peninsula FabLab
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Zamboanga
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    Philippines: common questions

    What is Philippines's IEPA score?
    Philippines scores 50.5 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #60 of 117 economies.
    What is Philippines's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 55.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Philippines back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 41.8, 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 Philippines compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Indonesia (50.8), Morocco (51.5), Turkey (52.0), India (49.0).
    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 Philippines →