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    Czech Republic

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    Europe · #15 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    70.6▲ +1.1 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Czech Republic scores 70.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #15 of 117 economies. That is up 1.1 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 77.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 51.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #8of 145 ranked economies▲ 1 place since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320245710
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.31% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    327
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.32
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.71
    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
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts81 of 155 made · 82% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods34 of 73 made · 87% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies41 of 104 made · 79% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods20 of 78 made · 55% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture38 of 200 made · 44% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 17% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals21 of 157 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 20% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 39% of that cluster today, and 79% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 20% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 243 OF 327 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Serums and vaccines$325B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY +1.21
    Equipment for temperature change of materialsENERGY TRANSITION$49B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +0.79
    Ships' derricks; cranes$16B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.25 · COMPLEXITY +0.28
    Ball or roller bearings$29B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +1.11
    Electrical ignition equipment$20B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.22 · COMPLEXITY +0.81
    Tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel$19B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +0.57
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 334 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇬🇧United Kingdom68.5→🇨🇦Canada67.5→🇸🇮Slovenia67.5→🇧🇪Belgium69.4→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    2,936organizations indexed across 9 types · 2,901 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    1,992
    Research organizations
    490
    Universities & research bodies
    250
    Government bodies
    81
    Health research
    72
    Incubators
    30
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Science & tech parks
    7
    Accelerators
    5
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 2,936 indexed
    ČSOB Start It
    Accelerators · Prague
    Škoda AUTO DigiLab
    Accelerators · Mladá Boleslav
    Technology Park Brno
    Science & tech parks · Brno
    Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry
    Universities & research bodies · Prague · 1972
    University College Prague
    Universities & research bodies · Prague · 2021
    Aquion (Czechia)
    Corporate R&D · Prague · 1993
    Český Svaz Včelařů
    Research organizations · Prague · 1976
    Centrum Pro Komunitní Práci
    Research organizations · Přerov · 1996
    University Hospital Brno
    Health research · Brno · 1989
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    Czech Republic: common questions

    What is Czech Republic's IEPA score?
    Czech Republic scores 70.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #15 of 117 economies.
    What is Czech Republic's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 77.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Czech Republic back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 51.0, 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 Czech Republic compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are United Kingdom (68.5), Canada (67.5), Slovenia (67.5), Belgium (69.4).
    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 Czech Republic →