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    Estonia

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    Europe · #21 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.2▼ -6.9 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-8081624
    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
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇭🇷Croatia66.6→🇦🇹Austria65.7→🇨🇦Canada66.7→🇦🇺Australia65.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    145organizations indexed across 9 types · 135 mapped
    Research organizations
    39
    Universities & research bodies
    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
    CDL-Estonia
    Accelerators
    Pärnu Business Incubator
    Incubators · Pärnu
    Tartu Biotechnology Park
    Science & tech parks
    Tartu Science Park
    Science & tech parks
    University of Tartu
    Universities & research bodies · Tartu · 1632
    Tartu Health Care College
    Universities & research bodies · Tartu · 1811
    Roche (Estonia)
    Corporate R&D · Tallinn · 1896
    Epiim (Estonia)
    Corporate R&D · Järva-Jaani · 1910
    Tartu Observatory
    Research organizations · Tartu · 1810
    East Tallinn Central Hospital
    Health research · Tallinn · 1785
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