How many combinations and labels are in the world opportunity set?

1,000 combinations from 179 countries and 87 industries, carrying 14 distinct stage labels. The largest single label, Peak, covers 235 combinations, so an average label covers about 71.

Can the one-line verdict be turned back into trade values?

No. Raw trade values are explicitly excluded from the dataset. The one line is a computed description of the recorded 2015-2024 window, not a forecast and not a recommendation.

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When 1,000 rows collapse into one line, what gets lost?

Q: When 1,000 rows collapse into one line, what gets lost?

The curve itself, the spread inside a label, and the distance from a boundary. Our set holds 1,000 country x industry combinations compressed into 14 distinct stage labels, with the single label 'Peak' covering 235 of the 1,000.

In one line

Our world opportunity set holds 1,000 country × industry combinations drawn from 179 countries and 87 industries, and every one is compressed into a single verdict — a stage label plus a direction. That compression is only honest if the discarded part is named: 1,000 separate curves, 14 distinct stage labels, and a single label ("Peak") that covers 235 of the 1,000 on its own.

1,000 scored curves collapsing into one line.

The numbers behind it

Value	What it counts	Source / definition
1,000	country × industry combinations scored	`counts.combos` in `data/dl/world-opportunity/world-opportunity.json`
179	countries and regions covered	`counts.countries`, same file
87	distinct industries	`counts.industries`, same file
14	distinct stage labels in use	count of keys under `counts.stages`, same file
235	combinations labelled "Peak" — the largest single label	`counts.top_stage_count`, same file
2015–2024	window the engine ran over	`source` field, same file
v4.2	curve engine version	`counts.engine_file` = `/opt/curve_engine/app_v4.2.py`
2026-09-29	when the file was generated	`generated_at`, same file

The file's own note: scores, stages, directions and the synthesis line are our computations over our read-only series copy; raw trade values are not part of this dataset. Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.

What a one-line verdict discards

The curve itself. One label replaces a series of annual points — the shape, the turning points, and how steep the climb was.
Spread inside a label. With 14 labels over 1,000 combinations, an average of about 71 combinations per label — and the biggest label alone holds 235.
The distance from the boundary. A combination just inside "Peak" and one deep inside it read the same.
Everything the source never had. Raw trade values are explicitly excluded from the dataset, so the line cannot be re-expanded into them.

What this cannot tell you

A stage label is not a forecast and not a recommendation; it is a computed description of the recorded window.
The compression is lossy by design: two different combinations can share a label while their curves differ.
1,000 combinations is our scored set, not the whole world — it is the subset our engine covered.
Counts describe label usage in this file at this date; they are not a measure of economic importance.
Because raw trade values are excluded, the one line cannot be turned back into money terms here.

Cite this

According to InfoGap's world opportunity set (source: data/dl/world-opportunity/world-opportunity.json, produced by curve engine v4.2 over our read-only country × industry series, 2015–2024; definition: each combination carries one opportunity score, one stage label and one direction, and raw trade values are excluded; generated 2026-09-29, read 2026-10-14), 1,000 combinations from 179 countries and 87 industries are compressed into 14 distinct stage labels, of which the single label "Peak" covers 235 — so the one-line verdict hides 1,000 separate curves.

Want the whole set? All 1,000 country × industry pairs, each with its own curve, stage and direction.

World Opportunity Set — see the 1,000 curves

This is a dataset and an analytical reading — it is not investment advice and not a forecast. Every figure is a recorded measurement with its date attached.