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    Switzerland

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    Europe · #7 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    75.0▲ +0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Switzerland scores 75.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #7 of 117 economies. That is up 0.8 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 91.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 50.7. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264455667788
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-40-2002040
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #4of 145 ranked economies▼ 2 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202412345
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.22% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    211
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.58
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.32
    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 Metals48 of 157 made · 53% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts47 of 155 made · 61% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods19 of 73 made · 52% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies15 of 104 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 27% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture11 of 200 made · 22% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 30% of that cluster today, and 61% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 8% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 150 OF 211 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Silicones in primary forms$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.38 · COMPLEXITY +1.18
    Industrial electric furnaces$8B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +1.12
    Other organo-inorganic compounds$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.35 · COMPLEXITY +1.19
    Petroleum resins$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +1.11
    X-ray machines$25B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +1.16
    Isocyanates$5B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.33 · COMPLEXITY +1.03
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 400 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇮🇪Ireland73.4→🇸🇪Sweden74.4→🇲🇹Malta74.9→🇳🇴Norway71.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    2,000organizations indexed across 10 types · 1,992 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    651
    Research organizations
    618
    Universities & research bodies
    390
    Health research
    181
    Government bodies
    114
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    29
    Science & tech parks
    14
    network
    1
    Incubators
    1
    Accelerators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 2,000 indexed
    CimArk
    Incubators · Sion
    Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich
    Science & tech parks · Duebendorf
    Biotechnology Institute Thurgau
    Universities & research bodies · Kreuzlingen · 1999
    Zurich University of the Arts
    Universities & research bodies · Zurich · 2007
    CSD Engineers (Switzerland)
    Corporate R&D · Liebefeld · 1970
    Janssen (Switzerland)
    Corporate R&D · Zurich · 1953
    Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership
    Research organizations · Geneva · 2016
    Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
    Health research · Bellinzona
    Ospedale San Giovanni Bellinzona
    Health research · Bellinzona · 1300
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    Switzerland: common questions

    What is Switzerland's IEPA score?
    Switzerland scores 75.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #7 of 117 economies.
    What is Switzerland's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 91.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Switzerland back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 50.7, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Switzerland compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Ireland (73.4), Sweden (74.4), Malta (74.9), Norway (71.1).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Switzerland →