Economy
Export Preparedness Index 2021
- NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021
- First edition of EPI was released in 2020.
Significance of Report
- The report is a comprehensive analysis of India’s export achievements.
- The index can be used by states and union territories (UTs) to benchmark their performance against their peers and analyse potential challenges to develop better policy mechanisms to foster export-led growth at the subnational level.
4 Pillars of the Report
• The Export Preparedness Index is a data-driven endeavour to identify the fundamental areas critical for subnational export promotion.
Export Ecosystem |
Export Performance |
Policy |
Business Ecosystem |
11 Sub-pillars
- Export Promotion Policy
- Institutional Framework
- Business Environment
- Infrastructure
- Transport Connectivity
- Access to Finance
- Export Infrastructure
- Trade Support
- R&D Infrastructure
- Export Diversification
- Growth Orientation.
Key Findings
Overall Rankings
Category Wise ranking