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.
The IEPA Framework
Our Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment scores every economy across six zones: four foundational capabilities, the flow of investment, and the prosperity outcomes they produce.
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.
FDI Accelerator
How effectively an economy attracts and converts foreign direct investment: inflows relative to its size, investor confidence, and openness to capital.
Prosperity Outcomes
What the system actually delivers: income, growth, employment, and human development, the results every other zone exists to produce.
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
Egypt is mobilizing USD 5 billion in venture capital to support approximately 5,000 startups, signaling a major commitment to developing its startup ecosystem. This initiative directly addresses entrepreneurship, innovation financing, and economic diversification in a key regional market.
Large-scale VC funding commitment in Egypt creates significant opportunities for IE to engage with emerging startups, investors, and government stakeholders across the regional prosperity platform.
Read the sourceQualcomm's €125 million investment in Cork positions the city as a strategic AI and semiconductor innovation hub, reinforcing Ireland's position in the global chip design value chain. This major FDI commitment demonstrates Cork's competitive advantage in advanced technology sectors and attracts further ecosystem development.
Large-scale FDI in advanced semiconductors and AI creates multiplier effects across talent attraction, supply chain development, and regional innovation capacity.
Read the sourceThe Lazio region is launching a major venture capital initiative bringing together institutions, investors, operators, startups, funds and accelerators to drive innovation-led growth. With €140 million in funding, the program aims to transform innovation into economic growth, support enterprises, and attract investments to the region.
Lazio's coordinated €140M venture capital strategy directly addresses regional prosperity through ecosystem alignment across all stakeholder types.
Read the sourceIPC Mouldings, an aerospace manufacturer in Carrickfergus, is investing £1.7 million to create 16 new jobs and expand operations with government support. The investment aims to increase productivity, develop advanced manufacturing capabilities, and generate an additional £3 million in export sales over four years.
This represents direct economic development impact through job creation, advanced manufacturing capability building, and export growth in IE's regional ecosystem.
Read the sourceGreece's Law 5338/2026 introduces new tax incentives designed to attract foreign direct investment to the country. The PwC analysis provides detailed guidance on these FDI incentive mechanisms and their implications for international investors.
New Greek FDI incentives directly enable IE's mission to attract capital and facilitate regional economic development through improved investment conditions.
Read the sourceJapanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric is launching a £350m high-voltage subsea cable manufacturing facility in Scotland, with production beginning July 2025. The facility will produce HVDC cables essential for transporting Scottish renewable energy across the UK, representing significant foreign direct investment and infrastructure development.
This major FDI project directly supports Scotland's renewable energy transition while creating manufacturing capacity and employment opportunities within IE's regional ecosystem.
Read the sourceBangladesh startups face significant growth constraints due to insufficient local capital availability, limiting entrepreneurial expansion and innovation. The article highlights a critical gap in the startup funding ecosystem that directly impacts regional economic development and prosperity.
Local capital scarcity is a systemic barrier to startup scaling in Bangladesh, requiring coordinated ecosystem interventions to unlock regional entrepreneurial potential.
Read the sourceSaudi Arabia's venture capital investments reached $1.7 billion, signaling strong growth in the regional startup ecosystem. This surge reflects increased investor confidence and capital availability for innovation-driven enterprises in the Kingdom.
Robust VC funding growth in Saudi Arabia creates opportunities for IE to engage with emerging startups, investors, and innovation infrastructure across the region.
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innovation economies.
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.