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    Europe · #28 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.8▼ -0.6 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-404812
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #12of 145 ranked economies
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320247101316
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.92% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    370
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.25
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.10
    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
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts67 of 155 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals61 of 157 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods28 of 73 made · 87% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies34 of 104 made · 66% of the rest within reach
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 54% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods14 of 78 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture30 of 200 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories5 of 50 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 38% of that cluster today, and 87% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 10% made, and only 9% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 248 OF 370 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Interchangeable tools for hand tools$21B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.33 · COMPLEXITY +0.83
    Machinery for working rubber or plastics$30B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.32 · COMPLEXITY +0.99
    Electric soldering machines$13B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.32 · COMPLEXITY +0.65
    Articles for utensils, of cermet$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.31 · COMPLEXITY +1.64
    Petroleum resins$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +1.11
    Isocyanates$5B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +1.03
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 348 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    PEERS · EXTENDED
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    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    8,522organizations indexed across 10 types · 8,297 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    2,852
    Research organizations
    2,641
    Health research
    1,400
    Universities & research bodies
    946
    Government bodies
    368
    Science & tech parks
    127
    Incubators
    80
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    43
    Venture studios
    42
    Accelerators
    23
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 8,522 indexed
    The Accelerator Network Limited
    Accelerators · London · 2006
    Entrepreneurs First
    Accelerators · 2011
    Systemiq Incubation Limited
    Venture studios · London · 2016
    Rainmaking Venture Studio Ltd
    Venture studios · London · 2019
    Royal Opera House
    Science & tech parks · London · 1732
    Lyceum Theatre
    Science & tech parks · City of Westminster · 1834
    University of Oxford
    Universities & research bodies · Oxford · 1096
    University of Cambridge
    Universities & research bodies · Cambridge · 1209
    Mercers’ Company (United Kingdom)
    Corporate R&D · London · 1394
    Haberdashers (United Kingdom)
    Corporate R&D · London · 1502
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