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    Venezuela

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    Americas · #101 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.8▲ +4 YoY
    ●●○0.70IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-1.201.22.43.6
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #133of 145 ranked economies▼ 69 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320246383103134
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.52% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    37
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.60
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.21
    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
    Minerals5 of 48 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture8 of 200 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals7 of 157 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies3 of 104 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts2 of 155 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods0 of 78 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 25 OF 37 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Polymers of ethylene$74B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.20
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 465 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇯Tajikistan36.4🇲🇿Mozambique35.7🇮🇷Iran36.5🇹🇲Turkmenistan35.7
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    107organizations indexed across 7 types · 106 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    64
    Research organizations
    18
    Health research
    9
    Government bodies
    8
    Corporate R&D
    4
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    3
    Science & tech parks
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 107 indexed
    Central University of Venezuela
    Universities & research bodies · Caracas · 1721
    University of the Andes
    Universities & research bodies · Merida · 1810
    Tenaris (Venezuela)
    Corporate R&D · Caracas · 1909
    Seguros Caracas Liberty Mutual (Venezuela)
    Corporate R&D · Caracas · 1943
    Academia Nacional de Medicina Venezuela
    Research organizations · Caracas · 1902
    Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales
    Research organizations · Caracas · 1917
    Hospital San Juan de Dios
    Health research · Caracas · 1943
    Hospital Clínico Universitario de Caracas
    Health research · Caracas · 1954
    Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas
    Government bodies · Caracas · 1972
    Fab Lab Caracas
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Caracas
    Instituto de Estudios Avanzados
    Government bodies · Caracas · 1979
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