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    Uruguay

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    Americas · #59 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    53.1▲ +2 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264550556065
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-7071421
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #74of 145 ranked economies▼ 8 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320245965717783
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.96% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    109
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.12
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.51
    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
    Agriculture37 of 200 made · 55% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies7 of 104 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods3 of 78 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories2 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Agriculture. This market makes 19% of that cluster today, and 55% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 1% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 67 OF 109 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Sausages$7B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.35
    Chocolates$39B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    Ice cream$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Animal feed$43B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.45
    Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard$15B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY +0.01
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 425 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    129organizations indexed across 10 types · 79 mapped
    Innovation hubs
    41
    Universities & research bodies
    24
    Research organizations
    18
    Government bodies
    11
    SEZ authorities
    10
    Health research
    9
    Incubators
    5
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    4
    Corporate R&D
    4
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 129 indexed
    Gepian
    Incubators · Artigas
    Incubadora Khem
    Incubators · Canelones
    Parque Científico Tecnológico de Pando
    Science & tech parks · Pando
    Colonia Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Montevideo · 1923
    Nueva Palmira Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Montevideo · 1923
    Universidad de la República de Uruguay
    Universities & research bodies · Montevideo · 1849
    Universidad Católica del Uruguay
    Universities & research bodies · Montevideo · 1882
    ANCAP (Uruguay)
    Corporate R&D · Montevideo · 1931
    Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
    Research organizations · Montevideo · 1920
    Asociación Psicoanalítica del Uruguay
    Research organizations · Montevideo · 1955
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