
The EPI 2022 report aims to present state governments with region-specific insights to aid decision-making, highlight strengths, correct deficiencies, and promote overall growth throughout India’s States and UTs. The comparative analysis of export preparedness among states and UTs showcases a framework that fosters national competitiveness. This index enables stakeholders to discover strategies and improve parameters that affect a state’s exports, ultimately enhancing its export competitiveness. Using its data-driven methodology, it delivers a comprehensive analysis for policy changes and the development of a favorable export ecosystem. EPI 2022 edition highlights the accomplishments made in surpassing export targets despite challenging scenarios, and recognizes collective efforts of central and state governments in creating a volatile export ecosystem. The EPI 2022 Report evaluates the performance of the states across four pillars –Policy, Business Ecosystem, Export Ecosystem, and Export Performance.
These pillars are further based on ten sub-pillars – Export Promotion Policy, Institutional Framework, Business Environment, Infrastructure, Transport Connectivity, Export Infrastructure, Trade Support, R&D Infrastructure, Export Diversification, and Growth Orientation. The index also comprises 56 indicators which holistically capture the export preparedness of States and UTs in terms of exports at both the state and district-level.