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    Bulgaria

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    Europe · #39 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    61.3▼ -0.5 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264852566064
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #34of 145 ranked economies▲ 16 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202433384351
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.71% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    334
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.79
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.55
    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
    Textile Apparel and Accessories23 of 50 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies44 of 104 made · 88% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts51 of 155 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Minerals15 of 48 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture50 of 200 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods17 of 78 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods14 of 73 made · 54% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals26 of 157 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 42% of that cluster today, and 88% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 240 OF 334 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles$37B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.79
    Other articles of aluminum$22B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    Other plastic plates, sheets etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    Glaziers' putty$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.27
    Structures and their parts, of iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$66B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Prefabricated buildings$11B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.02
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 333 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇯🇵Japan60.9→🇧🇭Bahrain61.6→🇲🇺Mauritius60.2→🇪🇸Spain61.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    271organizations indexed across 8 types · 268 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    117
    Research organizations
    61
    Government bodies
    31
    Health research
    28
    Corporate R&D
    24
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Incubators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 271 indexed
    National Palace of Culture
    Science & tech parks · Sofia · 1981
    Sofia Tech Park
    Science & tech parks · Sofia
    Vasil Levski National Military University
    Universities & research bodies · Veliko Tarnovo · 1878
    Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
    Universities & research bodies · Varna · 1881
    Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure (Bulgaria)
    Corporate R&D · Sofia · 1879
    Sopharma (Bulgaria)
    Corporate R&D · Sofia · 1933
    Bulgarian National Bank
    Research organizations · Sofia · 1879
    Ivan Vazov National Library
    Research organizations · Plovdiv · 1879
    University Hospital Dr. Georgi Stranski
    Health research · Pleven · 1865
    Alexandrovska Hospital
    Health research · Sofia · 1879
    Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    Government bodies · Sofia · 1869
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