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    Europe · #35 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    63.6▲ +0 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Spain scores 63.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #35 of 117 economies. That is unchanged on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 75.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 50.3. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #32of 145 ranked economies
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202431333538
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.31% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    486
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.81
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +2.34
    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
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies56 of 104 made · 88% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories26 of 50 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts64 of 155 made · 82% of the rest within reach
    Minerals18 of 48 made · 53% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture68 of 200 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals54 of 157 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods20 of 78 made · 76% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods7 of 73 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile and Home Goods. This market makes 26% of that cluster today, and 76% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 313 OF 486 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum structures (bridges, towers etc)ENERGY TRANSITION$18B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    Glaziers' putty$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY +0.27
    Stoves and similar non-electric appliances of iron or steel$11B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY +0.11
    Prefabricated buildings$11B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.02
    Plastic builders' wareENERGY TRANSITION$16B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 285 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇲🇳Mongolia62.0→🇧🇭Bahrain61.8→🇸🇰Slovakia61.8→🇯🇵Japan61.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    2,564organizations indexed across 10 types · 2,455 mapped
    Research organizations
    600
    Universities & research bodies
    587
    Corporate R&D
    574
    Health research
    371
    Government bodies
    199
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    104
    Science & tech parks
    95
    Incubators
    31
    investor
    2
    Innovation hubs
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 2,564 indexed
    BIC BIZKAIA EZKERRALDEA
    Incubators · Barakaldo
    Sevilla TechPark
    Science & tech parks · Sevilla
    Instituto Municipal de Gestión Medioambiental
    Universities & research bodies · Córdoba · 1987
    Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica
    Universities & research bodies · Madrid · 1994
    Atlantic Copper (Spain)
    Corporate R&D · Madrid · 1873
    Across (Spain)
    Corporate R&D · Barcelona · 2004
    Spanish Center for Pulsed Lasers
    Research organizations · Villamayor · 2007
    Hospital Santa Caterina
    Health research · Girona · 2004
    Instituto Hispalense de Pediatria
    Health research · Seville · 1985
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    Spain: common questions

    What is Spain's IEPA score?
    Spain scores 63.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #35 of 117 economies.
    What is Spain's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 75.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Spain back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 50.3, 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 Spain compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Mongolia (62.0), Bahrain (61.8), Slovakia (61.8), Japan (61.5).
    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 Spain →