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    Singapore

    Benchmark
    Southeast Asia · #1 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    80.8▲ +2.9 YoY
    ●●●0.88IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420266570758085
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202409182736
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #5of 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.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202446810
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.80% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    152
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.52
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.82
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    TRADE-HUB PROFILE · RE-EXPORT INTENSITY CAN LIFT GOODS FIGURES; READ ALONGSIDE THE FULL PROFILE
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Electronic and Electrical Goods39 of 73 made · 85% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals43 of 157 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts16 of 155 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture9 of 200 made · 17% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies4 of 104 made · 22% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods3 of 78 made · 17% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Industrial Chemicals and Metals. This market makes 27% of that cluster today, and 69% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 12% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 119 OF 152 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Industrial electric furnaces$8B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.43 · COMPLEXITY +1.12
    Electric soldering machines$13B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.41 · COMPLEXITY +0.65
    Silicones in primary forms$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.41 · COMPLEXITY +1.18
    Other organo-inorganic compounds$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.38 · COMPLEXITY +1.19
    Lathes for removing metal$6B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.38 · COMPLEXITY +1.21
    X-ray machines$25B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +1.16
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 405 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · BENCHMARK
    🇫🇮Finland70.4→🇺🇸United States65.6→🇮🇱Israel65.5→🇩🇪Germany65.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    325organizations indexed across 7 types · 324 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    98
    Universities & research bodies
    91
    Government bodies
    53
    Research organizations
    41
    Health research
    34
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    Science & tech parks
    2
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 325 indexed
    Punggol Digital District by JTC
    Science & tech parks · Singapore
    Singapore Science Park
    Science & tech parks
    Raffles Institution
    Universities & research bodies · Singapore · 1823
    National University of Singapore
    Universities & research bodies · Singapore · 1905
    Takeda (Singapore)
    Corporate R&D · Singapore · 1781
    Siemens (Singapore)
    Corporate R&D · Singapore · 1847
    International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
    Research organizations · Singapore · 1895
    Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology
    Research organizations · Singapore · 1963
    Singapore General Hospital
    Health research · Singapore · 1821
    Institute of Mental Health
    Health research · Singapore · 1841
    Singapore Police Force
    Government bodies · Singapore · 1819
    Digital Fabrication Space @ Science Centre Singapore
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Singapore
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