Capability domain

Production & Innovation

Production & Innovation encompasses economic output, industrial capacity, output complexity, R&D, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, technology diffusion, and frontier innovation that together drive productivity, competitiveness, and long-term growth.

This domain in the National Capability Atlas

Share of attention worldwide: 8.0%; Over the last 52 weeks, against 8.0% the 52 weeks before. An even share would be 10.8%.
Rank among the domains: 8 of 9; By share of attention worldwide over the last 52 weeks.
Trends: 27 of 250; See them all

Regional Attention

Where Production & Innovation draws the most attention: its trends’ shares of all the attention there, added up, and its rank among the nine domains.

By region

South Asia

Latin America & Caribbean

11.9%

11.8%

11.5%

10.9%

10.4%

9.9%

9.5%

9.2%

8.5%

8.4%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 11.

By bloc

11.0%

10.9%

10.8%

10.7%

10.3%

10.2%

9.0%

8.8%

8.5%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 13.

By country

21.5%

21.1%

20.5%

17.0%

16.3%

14.1%

14.0%

12.0%

11.9%

11.8%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 49.

Share of attention over time

The share of all the attention the 250 trends draw that goes to the trends in Production & Innovation, week by week, worldwide and in each region. Its even share, 10.8%, is the share it would have if every trend drew the same attention.

Share of attention to Production & Innovation

A four-week rolling average, worldwide and in each region, against its even share. Select a place below to bring its line forward.

Top trends

The trends in Production & Innovation drawing the most attention, rising or falling most, or moving most, in the place and period chosen.

All Trends

AI-written software: 5.6×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 556· +3% WoW· Shifting
Circular economy: 3.5×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 348· +9% WoW· Stable
Battery manufacturing: 3.4×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 342· −3% WoW· Stable
Autonomous vehicles: 2.5×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 255· 0% WoW· Turbulent
Aquaculture growth: 2.0×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 204· 0% WoW· Stable
Weight-loss drugs: 2.0×attention last 4 weeksIndex 201 · −1% WoW · Shifting
Alternative proteins: 2.0×attention last 4 weeksIndex 197 · −3% WoW · Shifting
Ultra-processed food backlash: 1.5×attention last 4 weeksIndex 147 · −4% WoW · Stable
Hydrogen & clean fuels: 1.2×attention last 4 weeksIndex 118 · −5% WoW · Stable

The trends with the highest attention intensity for Production & Innovation trends only over the last 4 weeks. 1× is the typical trend.

The themes the trends in Production & Innovation fall into, with how many of its trends are in each.

Scenarios

The scenarios the trends in Production & Innovation bear on most: those with the most of its trends graded High or above.

All 27 trends in Production & Innovation

Rank	Trend	Thematic	Intensity	Index	Change, WoW	Volatility
1	AI-written software Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	5.6×	556	+3%	Shifting±4%
2	Circular economy Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	3.5×	348	+9%	Stable±2%
3	Battery manufacturing Production & Innovation	Energy transition & power systems	3.4×	342	−3%	Stable±2%
4	Autonomous vehicles Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	2.5×	255	0%	Turbulent±5%
5	Aquaculture growth Production & Innovation	Climate, water & land	2.0×	204	0%	Stable±3%
6	Weight-loss drugs Production & Innovation	Demography, health systems & work	2.0×	201	−1%	Shifting±4%
7	Alternative proteins Production & Innovation	Health, biotech & humanitarian need	2.0×	197	−3%	Shifting±3%
8	Ultra-processed food backlash Production & Innovation	Demography, health systems & work	1.5×	147	−4%	Stable±3%
9	Hydrogen & clean fuels Production & Innovation	Energy, food & commodity dependence	1.2×	118	−5%	Stable±2%
10	Business dynamism Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	1.0×	104	−5%	Turbulent±6%
11	Agricultural productivity Production & Innovation	Climate, water & land	1.0×	102	0%	Stable±2%
12	Enterprise AI adoption Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.96×	96	−6%	Stable±3%
13	Solar manufacturing Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.85×	85	−1%	Shifting±5%
14	Regional medicines manufacturing Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.84×	84	−1%	Stable±2%
15	Factory automation Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.81×	81	−6%	Stable±2%
16	Deindustrialisation pressure Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.59×	59	+7%	Turbulent±13%
17	Carbon capture & removal Production & Innovation	Energy transition & power systems	0.57×	57	−1%	Stable±3%
18	Deep-sea mining Production & Innovation	Energy transition & power systems	0.50×	50	+1%	Turbulent±6%
19	Productivity slowdown Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.42×	42	−2%	Stable±3%
20	Industrial policy revival Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.41×	41	−2%	Shifting±4%
21	Construction productivity Production & Innovation	Housing, wealth & cost of living	0.36×	36	−2%	Stable±2%
22	R&D intensity Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.35×	35	−5%	Shifting±4%
23	Drug pricing pressure Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.30×	30	−1%	Stable±1%
24	Market concentration Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.28×	28	−2%	Stable±3%
25	Manufacturing overcapacity Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.24×	24	−6%	Shifting±4%
26	Manufacturing reshoring Production & Innovation	Trade, supply chains & industrial policy	0.21×	21	0%	Turbulent±6%
27	AI drug discovery Production & Innovation	Health, biotech & humanitarian need	0.15×	15	−8%	Turbulent±14%