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    Estonia

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    Europe · #23 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    67.0▼ -6.9 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Estonia scores 67.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #23 of 117 economies. That is down 6.9 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 81.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 53.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-8081624
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #28of 145 ranked economies▲ 3 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242426283032
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.28% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    302
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.89
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.25
    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 Supplies47 of 104 made · 79% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods22 of 73 made · 73% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture55 of 200 made · 61% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts40 of 155 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Minerals10 of 48 made · 58% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods12 of 78 made · 58% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories6 of 50 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals15 of 157 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 30% of that cluster today, and 73% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 207 OF 302 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Glass fibersENERGY TRANSITION$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.19 · COMPLEXITY +0.51
    Monofilament$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.18 · COMPLEXITY +0.68
    Machinery for the industrial preparation of food or drink$16B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.38
    Rape or colza seeds$12B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY +0.04
    Starch residues$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 343 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    <![CDATA[ September in Financial Markets: Bab el-Mandeb Drives Oil Prices Higher, Interest Rates Rise, and AI Warnings Mount ]]> - The Baltic Times
    Baltic Times · Economic Policy
    Soviet Union - Command Economy, Five-Year Plans, Collectivization - Britannica
    Google News · Estonia · Economy & Policy · Oct 8 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇱🇹Lithuania66.8→🇵🇹Portugal67.3→🇸🇮Slovenia67.5→🇨🇦Canada67.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    145organizations indexed across 9 types · 135 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    39
    Research organizations
    39
    Corporate R&D
    34
    Government bodies
    16
    Health research
    6
    Science & tech parks
    5
    Accelerators
    4
    Incubators
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 145 indexed
    Alpine House
    Accelerators · Tallinn
    Freshmango
    Accelerators · Tallinn
    Pärnu Business Incubator
    Incubators · Pärnu
    TEHNOPOL Tallinn Science Park
    Science & tech parks · Tallinn
    Lääne-Viru College
    Universities & research bodies · Rakvere · 2001
    Tallinn University
    Universities & research bodies · Tallinn · 2005
    MPhysX OÜ
    Corporate R&D · Tallinn · 2024
    Tartu Biotechnology Park
    Research organizations · Tartu · 2005
    Center for Transboundary Cooperation
    Research organizations · Tartu · 1993
    Tartu University Hospital
    Health research · Tartu · 1804
    Põlva Haigla
    Health research · Põlva · 1944
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    Estonia: common questions

    What is Estonia's IEPA score?
    Estonia scores 67.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #23 of 117 economies.
    What is Estonia's strongest zone?
    Alignment, at 81.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Estonia back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 53.4, 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 Estonia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Lithuania (66.8), Portugal (67.3), Slovenia (67.5), Canada (67.5).
    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 Estonia →