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    Europe · #35 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.3▲ +0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #21of 145 ranked economies▼ 7 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202413161922
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.18% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    463
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.09
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.00
    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 Metals75 of 157 made · 79% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts63 of 155 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies37 of 104 made · 87% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture67 of 200 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories16 of 50 made · 85% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods18 of 73 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods13 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Minerals8 of 48 made · 48% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 32% of that cluster today, and 85% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 297 OF 463 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Instruments for physical or chemical analysisENERGY TRANSITION$50B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.31 · COMPLEXITY +1.20
    Parts and accessories for metal working machines$24B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +1.31
    Equipment for temperature change of materialsENERGY TRANSITION$49B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY +0.79
    Serums and vaccines$325B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY +1.21
    Ships' derricks; cranes$16B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.27 · COMPLEXITY +0.28
    Compounds of precious metals$9B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +1.24
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 300 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇪🇸Spain63.5→🇳🇿New Zealand63.5→🇨🇾Cyprus62.9→🇬🇪Georgia63.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    6,806organizations indexed across 10 types · 6,580 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    3,831
    Corporate R&D
    1,111
    Research organizations
    717
    Health research
    377
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    285
    Government bodies
    244
    Incubators
    127
    Science & tech parks
    93
    Accelerators
    11
    Venture studios
    10
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 6,806 indexed
    L Accelerateur Social
    Accelerators · 2016
    Station F
    Accelerators · 2017
    Stellantis Venture Studio
    Venture studios · 2016
    Lfa Startup Studio
    Venture studios · 2020
    Salle Wagram
    Science & tech parks · 17th arrondissement of Paris · 1865
    Sophia Antipolis
    Science & tech parks · 1969
    Université de Montpellier
    Universities & research bodies · Montpellier · 1289
    Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse
    Universities & research bodies · Avignon · 1303
    Naval Group (France)
    Corporate R&D · Paris · 1631
    Saint-Gobain (France)
    Corporate R&D · Courbevoie · 1665
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