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.
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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
Project Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative led by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, positions Texas as a major hub for next-generation AI development. The project represents a significant foreign direct investment and physical infrastructure commitment that will reshape regional economic development and technology leadership.
This mega-scale AI infrastructure investment directly aligns with IE's mission to attract transformative FDI and build regional prosperity through technology-driven economic development.
Read the sourceSaudi Arabia attracted SAR 19.1 billion in net foreign direct investment during Q2 2026, demonstrating strong capital inflows to the kingdom. This significant FDI figure reflects investor confidence in Saudi Arabia's economic reforms and business environment improvements.
Sustained FDI growth signals that regional prosperity platforms can leverage improved investment climates to attract multinational capital and accelerate ecosystem development.
Read the sourceThe Lazio Region launches a €55 million FESR funding call to strengthen industrial competitiveness through collaboration between enterprises and research centers, focusing on technology transfer and industrial development. This initiative directly supports ecosystem-wide innovation and productive system modernization in the region.
Structured public funding for enterprise-research partnerships creates direct opportunities for IE stakeholders to access capital and accelerate technology transfer within the regional innovation ecosystem.
Read the sourceGoogle announced a €13 billion investment commitment in Finland, representing a major foreign direct investment in the Nordic region. This substantial capital deployment signals strong confidence in Finland's digital infrastructure and tech ecosystem capabilities.
Large-scale FDI from a global tech leader validates Finland's position as a regional innovation hub and creates cascading opportunities for local talent development, supply chain integration, and ecosystem growth.
Read the sourceChandigarh University launches Campus Tank Season 2 with $15M funding to support early-stage startups and accelerate India's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The initiative includes a collaboration with IIT Madras to create a plug-and-play R&D hub connecting academic research, industry, and startups.
University-led startup acceleration with dedicated funding and industry-academia linkages directly strengthens regional innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurial capacity.
Read the sourcePROINVERSIÓN and the Áncash Chamber of Commerce have formalized an agreement to jointly promote private investment in the Áncash region, positioning it as a strategic investment destination. The partnership will provide guidance and support to investors undertaking projects in the region.
Coordinated institutional effort to attract FDI and facilitate project development in Áncash directly supports regional economic development and ecosystem strengthening.
Read the sourcePiedmont region, particularly Turin, is positioning itself as a European hub for deep tech, AI, and digital innovation through the #InvestinPiemonte initiative presented at A Wave by Vento conference. The region is actively promoting competitive advantages and investment support services to attract international tech companies and investors.
Piedmont's strategic focus on deep tech and AI sectors presents significant opportunities for attracting foreign direct investment and building a competitive regional innovation ecosystem.
Read the sourceIFC and BlueOrchard Finance have launched an innovative co-lending investment vehicle to mobilize private capital toward emerging markets, addressing the multi-trillion dollar development financing gap. The initiative, anchored by Tokio Marine Group, expands IFC's MCPP model to attract broader private investment for job creation and economic growth.
New blended finance mechanisms are critical for IE's mission to channel private capital into emerging market development and regional prosperity.
Read the sourceWhere emerging markets become
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.