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    Europe · #30 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.8▲ +0.8 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    France scores 66.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #30 of 117 economies. That is up 0.8 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 83.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 42.6. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    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
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Discover more
    MIPIM · FDI
    Despite a $34 billion net worth, Melinda French Gates refused to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup - Fortune
    Google News · France · Startups & Innovation · Sep 20 · Startup Ecosystem
    Ranked: The Top 10 Sectors for Foreign Investment in 2026 - Yahoo Finance
    Google News · France · FDI & Investment · Sep 16 · FDI
    Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising
    MIPIM · Aug 13 · FDI
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    MIPIM · Aug 13 · FDI
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇳🇿New Zealand64.8→🇱🇺Luxembourg65.0→🇦🇹Austria65.8→🇦🇺Australia66.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    6,817organizations indexed across 13 types · 6,580 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    3,832
    Corporate R&D
    1,111
    Research organizations
    717
    Health research
    377
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    285
    Government bodies
    245
    Incubators
    127
    Science & tech parks
    93
    Accelerators
    12
    Venture studios
    10
    investor
    5
    company
    2
    network
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 6,817 indexed
    Techstars
    Accelerators · Paris
    Arts et Métiers Accélération
    Accelerators · Paris
    OuiCrea
    Incubators · Paris
    Founders Program Station F
    Incubators · Paris
    Cygo Venture Builder I
    Venture studios · 2024
    Stellantis Venture Studio
    Venture studios · 2016
    Sophia Antipolis Science & Technology Park
    Science & tech parks · Valbonne Sophia Antipolis
    Cité Descartes
    Science & tech parks · Champs-sur-Marne
    IRT M2P
    Universities & research bodies · Metz · 2013
    École Centrale de Nantes
    Universities & research bodies · Nantes · 1919
    Brochier Technologies (France)
    Corporate R&D · Villeurbanne · 1890
    Laboratoires Standa (France)
    Corporate R&D · Caen · 1955
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    France: common questions

    What is France's IEPA score?
    France scores 66.8 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #30 of 117 economies.
    What is France's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 83.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding France back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 42.6, 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 France compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are New Zealand (64.8), Luxembourg (65.0), Austria (65.8), Australia (66.0).
    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 France →