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    Vietnam

    Tier 1
    Southeast Asia · #11 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    58.4▲ +1.4 YoY
    ●●●0.91IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264448525660
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #44of 145 ranked economies▲ 26 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320244350576471
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    5.52% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    239
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.67
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.87
    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
    Textile Apparel and Accessories37 of 50 made · 92% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods31 of 73 made · 67% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods25 of 78 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies19 of 104 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture27 of 200 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts14 of 155 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile and Home Goods. This market makes 32% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals is the furthest: 8% made, and only 24% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 168 OF 239 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Frames for spectacles, goggles$6B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.85
    Bicycles$7B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.25 · COMPLEXITY +0.37
    Electrical capacitors$27B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +1.16
    Brooms and mops$12B world market
    Consumer Goods & RetailOPENS 0.22 · COMPLEXITY +0.15
    Lamps$62B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +0.61
    Copper foil < 0.15 mm thick$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY -1.12
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 369 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    514organizations indexed across 8 types · 508 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    221
    SEZ authorities
    94
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    83
    Health research
    47
    Government bodies
    34
    Research organizations
    27
    Corporate R&D
    7
    Science & tech parks
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 514 indexed
    Saigon Hi-Tech Park
    Science & tech parks · Tang Nhon Phu Ward
    Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone
    SEZ authorities · Ho Chi Minh City · 1991
    Nomura Industrial Zone
    SEZ authorities · Ho Chi Minh City · 1993
    Hanoi University of Industry
    Universities & research bodies · Hanoi · 1898
    Hanoi Medical University
    Universities & research bodies · Hanoi · 1902
    Anova Corp (Vietnam)
    Corporate R&D · Ho Chi Minh City · 1992
    Hiep Phuoc Power (Vietnam)
    Corporate R&D · Ho Chi Minh City · 1993
    Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City
    Research organizations · Ho Chi Minh City · 1891
    National Library of Vietnam
    Research organizations · Hoàn Kiếm · 1917
    Hospital for Tropical Diseases
    Health research · Hanoi · 1862
    Hue Central Hospital
    Health research · Huế · 1894
    Ministry of Education and Training
    Government bodies · Hanoi · 1945
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