The World's Innovation
Economies, Indexed
We track 117 economies on the foundations that turn innovation potential into prosperity. Independent, transparent, evidence-backed: every score traces to its origin.
The World, Scored
The IEPA index scores economies across every region on the foundations that turn innovation potential into prosperity. Jump to a region, pinch or scroll to zoom, drag to spin, and select any market for its full profile.
- Top Ranked
- Curated tiers
- 01🇸🇬Singapore80.8
- 02🇦🇪UAE71.2
- 03🇫🇮Finland70.6
- 04🇰🇷South Korea70.2
- 05🇺🇸United States67.5
- 06🇩🇪Germany66.4
- 07🇲🇾Malaysia65.6
- 08🇮🇱Israel63.9
- 09🇹🇭Thailand60.5
- 10🇻🇳Vietnam58.4
- 11🇸🇦Saudi Arabia57.2
- 12🇨🇷Costa Rica56.9
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The IEPA Framework
Our Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment scores every economy across six zones: the four foundational capabilities below, investment flow, and real prosperity outcomes.
Innovation Capacity
R&D infrastructure, IP generation, technology transfer systems, and innovation policy frameworks that drive national competitiveness.
Entrepreneurship Capacity
Startup ecosystems, venture funding pipelines, founder talent development, and entrepreneurial culture cultivation.
Resilience
Economic diversification, institutional stability, regulatory adaptability, and crisis response mechanisms.
Alignment
Policy coherence, stakeholder coordination, international partnership integration, and strategic vision execution.
Service Pillars
Comprehensive capabilities spanning data intelligence, strategic advisory, convening, and digital tools, built on the index that scores the world's innovation economies.
Research & Data
Proprietary datasets, ecosystem scorecards, and market intelligence powering strategic decisions for governments and institutions across the world's innovation economies.
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Advisory
Bespoke advisory mandates for governments and corporates navigating emerging innovation markets, ecosystem design, and strategic transformation at scale.
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Events & Convenings
High-impact forums, roundtables, and summits that convene policymakers, investors, and innovators across the world's innovation economies.
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Digital Products
SaaS platforms, innovation dashboards, and real-time ecosystem intelligence tools built for strategic decision-makers across governments and institutions.
Learn MoreWho We Serve
Nine roles make a regional economy work. One operating system serves them all.
Governments
- Innovation policy frameworks
- National competitiveness roadmaps
- Ecosystem benchmarking
Corporations
- Market intelligence reports
- Strategic partnership mapping
- Innovation scouting
Investors
- Deal flow curation
- Market risk assessment
- Ecosystem due diligence
Universities
- IP strategy development
- Industry-academia bridges
- Talent pipeline design
Ecosystem Builders
- Program design & methodology
- Community architecture
- Impact measurement
Catalysts
- Bankable pipeline development
- Blended finance structuring
- Commercial capital crowd-in
Advisors
- Mandate placement
- Market due diligence
- Client-to-market routing
Builders
- Where-to-build intelligence
- Capital & customer matching
- Ecosystem support access
Talent
- Opportunity mapping
- Who-is-building visibility
- Market-to-market comparison
Latest Intelligence
Kyoto Fusioneering, a Japanese fusion energy company, is relocating its U.S. headquarters to Oak Ridge, Tennessee and establishing fusion operations there. This represents significant foreign direct investment in advanced energy technology and positions Oak Ridge as a hub for fusion innovation.
This FDI signals growing international confidence in U.S. fusion energy ecosystems and creates opportunities for regional talent development, supply chain integration, and technology transfer partnerships.
Read the sourceItalian Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (MIMIT) launches the 2026 Sustainable Investments 4.0 directive, offering incentives for businesses adopting sustainable and digital technologies. This grant program targets companies implementing Industry 4.0 solutions with environmental sustainability criteria.
Regional businesses can access public funding to accelerate digital transformation and sustainability adoption, directly supporting IE's mission to build competitive regional ecosystems.
Read the sourceInternational life and health sciences companies are selecting Northern Ireland as a location due to strong scientific capabilities, clinical expertise, and collaborative ecosystem. CV6 Therapeutics CEO highlights how the region enables translation of research discovery into commercial impact.
Northern Ireland's competitive advantages in life sciences talent and research infrastructure are attracting FDI and positioning the region as a destination for high-value biotech companies.
Read the sourceKyoto Fusioneering is relocating its U.S. headquarters to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, creating 51 new jobs and investing $46.9 million in Anderson County. This represents a significant foreign direct investment in advanced fusion energy technology and demonstrates Tennessee's competitive positioning in emerging energy sectors.
This FDI announcement signals strong regional capacity to attract cutting-edge technology companies and positions Oak Ridge as a hub for fusion innovation, directly supporting regional economic diversification and high-skill job creation.
Read the sourceThree major manufacturing and industrial projects announced across the U.S. Southeast and South-Central regions: STERIS expansion in North Carolina, General Motors' continued $9 billion manufacturing investment in Missouri, and SpaceX's multi-billion dollar Terafab facility in Texas. These announcements represent significant foreign direct investment and domestic capital commitments driving regional economic development.
Large-scale manufacturing and advanced technology investments in secondary U.S. markets create opportunities for regional prosperity platforms to facilitate ecosystem development, supply chain integration, and workforce alignment.
Read the sourceArmenia's Firebird AI Factory officially opened with direct investment from NVIDIA, marking a major milestone in the country's AI and technology sector development. The facility represents a significant public-private partnership involving global tech leaders Dell Technologies and Schneider Electric, backed by a U.S.-Armenia cooperation agreement signed by President Trump.
This FDI-backed technology hub positions Armenia as an emerging AI innovation hub while demonstrating how strategic government partnerships can attract major corporate investment and drive regional economic development.
Read the sourceArmenia's first AI factory, Eleveight AI, is expanding with $120 million in investment, scaling from 1.5 MW to 5 MW by end of 2026 with plans to reach 40 MW. The facility leverages Armenia's natural advantages including high-altitude cooling and renewable solar energy to power advanced GPU infrastructure.
This represents significant FDI-driven technology infrastructure development that positions Armenia as a regional AI hub while demonstrating how natural geography and renewable resources create competitive advantages for high-tech manufacturing.
Read the sourcePortugal has achieved 65.8% renewable electricity generation in 2024, significantly exceeding EU averages, and now faces the challenge of converting this renewable energy advantage into economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness. The article examines how clean energy leadership can drive economic value and social participation across Portugal's economy.
Portugal's renewable energy leadership presents a strategic opportunity to build competitive advantage through economic diversification, innovation ecosystems, and citizen engagement in the clean energy transition.
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From national innovation strategies to investable pipelines, IE turns ecosystem potential into measurable prosperity, anchored to the index that scores it. Let's design the conditions where it thrives.