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    Saudi Arabia

    Tier 1
    Middle East & Africa · #9 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    57.2▲ +2 YoY
    ●●●0.88IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264448525660
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.81.62.43.2
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #48of 145 ranked economies▼ 3 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202444475055
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.81% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    94
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.54
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.29
    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
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals33 of 157 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Minerals8 of 48 made · 25% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies9 of 104 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture8 of 200 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts4 of 155 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 11% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 65 OF 94 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Silicones in primary forms$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.51 · COMPLEXITY +1.18
    Apparatus and equipment for photographic laboratories, n.e.c.$49B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.35 · COMPLEXITY +1.95
    Polymers of vinyl acetate$5B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    Chemical preparations for photographic uses$6B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY +1.58
    Other articles of precious metals$7B world market
    Consumer Goods & RetailOPENS 0.22 · COMPLEXITY +0.72
    Watches with precious metal$17B world market
    Consumer Goods & RetailOPENS 0.19 · COMPLEXITY +0.52
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 444 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Strait of Hormuz traffic drops sharply while oil prices gain
    AGBI · Aug 17 · FDI
    PEERS · TIER 1
    🇻🇳Vietnam57.4→🇹🇭Thailand57.1→🇲🇾Malaysia64.5→🇹🇷Turkey51.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    207organizations indexed across 7 types · 190 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    71
    Health research
    47
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    28
    Government bodies
    24
    Research organizations
    18
    Science & tech parks
    12
    Corporate R&D
    7
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 207 indexed
    Dhahran Techno Valley
    Science & tech parks · Dhahran
    Digital City
    Science & tech parks
    Al-Farabi College
    Universities & research bodies · Riyadh · 1430
    University of Bisha
    Universities & research bodies · Bisha · 1435
    Saudi Water Authority
    Corporate R&D · Jubail · 1435
    Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
    Corporate R&D · Dhahran · 1933
    General Organization for Social Insurance
    Research organizations · Riyadh · 1969
    King Abdulaziz Foundation For Research And Archives
    Research organizations · Riyadh · 1972
    King Abdul Aziz University Hospital
    Health research · Jeddah · 1955
    Magrabi Hospitals and Centers
    Health research · Jeddah · 1955
    Shura Council
    Government bodies · Riyadh · 1924
    Bright Up
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Al Khobar
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