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    Thailand

    Tier 1
    Southeast Asia · #13 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    60.5▲ +0.7 YoY
    ●●●0.91IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264550556065
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-20246
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #33of 145 ranked economies▲ 4 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202427313541
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.88% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    297
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.81
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.52
    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
    Electronic and Electrical Goods30 of 73 made · 70% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods24 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies29 of 104 made · 61% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts39 of 155 made · 73% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals37 of 157 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture40 of 200 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Minerals8 of 48 made · 53% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories3 of 50 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 25% of that cluster today, and 73% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 6% made, and only 23% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 210 OF 297 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Instruments for measuring electricityENERGY TRANSITION$34B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +1.01
    Chemical elements for electronics$15B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.32 · COMPLEXITY +1.82
    Apparatus and equipment for photographic laboratories, n.e.c.$49B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +1.95
    Electronic integrated circuits$630B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +1.53
    Tapes, cassettes, records and compact disks$20B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.25 · COMPLEXITY +1.33
    Electrical apparatus for < 1k volts$109B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.70
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 338 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    358organizations indexed across 8 types · 352 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    177
    Health research
    57
    Government bodies
    47
    Research organizations
    30
    SEZ authorities
    26
    Corporate R&D
    9
    Science & tech parks
    8
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    4
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 358 indexed
    Khon Kaen University Science Park
    Science & tech parks · Muang Khonkaen
    King Mongkut Science Park
    Science & tech parks
    Bangchan Industrial Estate
    SEZ authorities · Bangkok · 1972
    Bangpoo Industrial Estate
    SEZ authorities · Bangkok · 1977
    Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
    Universities & research bodies · Bangkok · 1887
    Mahamakut Buddhist University
    Universities & research bodies · Salaya · 1893
    Besins Healthcare (Thailand)
    Corporate R&D · Bangkok · 1885
    Toray (Thailand)
    Corporate R&D · Bangkok · 1926
    Thai Red Cross Society
    Research organizations · Bangkok · 1893
    Zoological Park Organization
    Research organizations · Bangkok · 1938
    Siriraj Hospital
    Health research · Bangkok · 1888
    Lerdsin Hospital
    Health research · Bangkok · 1889
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