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    Belgium

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    Europe · #14 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
    201120132015201720192021202320264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-110112233
    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
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇨🇿Czech Republic69.6→🇳🇱Netherlands70.0→🇸🇮Slovenia68.0→🇱🇹Lithuania68.0→
    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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