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    Europe · #12 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    69.7▼ -1.2 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-110112233
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #25of 145 ranked economies▼ 7 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202417202326
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.33% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    382
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.97
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.40
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals89 of 157 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies47 of 104 made · 86% of the rest within reach
    Minerals15 of 48 made · 70% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture55 of 200 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods16 of 78 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts27 of 155 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories3 of 50 made · 19% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods4 of 73 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 17% of that cluster today, and 64% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 5% made, and only 13% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 256 OF 382 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Diagnostic or laboratory reagents$31B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +1.17
    Machinery for soil preparation or cultivation$9B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.44
    Trailers and semi-trailersENERGY TRANSITION$32B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.33
    Mixtures of odoriferous subtances$31B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.12
    Tanks etc. < 300 liters, iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Books, brochures etc.$13B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY +0.06
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 311 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇳🇱Netherlands70.0→🇨🇿Czech Republic68.5→🇨🇾Cyprus70.8→🇳🇴Norway71.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,143organizations indexed across 9 types · 1,137 mapped
    Research organizations
    396
    Corporate R&D
    320
    Universities & research bodies
    157
    Government bodies
    103
    Health research
    75
    Science & tech parks
    54
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    35
    Incubators
    2
    Accelerators
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,143 indexed
    Blue Startups
    Accelerators · 2012
    B3 (Liège)
    Incubators · 2023
    CAP INNOVE
    Incubators · Nivelles
    De Werf
    Science & tech parks · Bruges · 1986
    De Komeet
    Science & tech parks · Mechelen · 1996
    KU Leuven
    Universities & research bodies · Leuven · 1425
    UCLouvain
    Universities & research bodies · Louvain-la-Neuve · 1425
    Husqvarna (Belgium)
    Corporate R&D · Ath · 1689
    AstenJohnson (Belgium)
    Corporate R&D · Eupen · 1790
    Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
    Research organizations · Brussels · 1803
    Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
    Research organizations · Antwerp · 1810
    Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
    Health research · Leuven · 1080
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