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    United Kingdom

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    Europe · #14 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    67.4▼ -0.6 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #14 of 117 economies. That is down 0.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 89.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 29.3. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-404812
    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
    🇨🇿Czech Republic68.4→🇧🇪Belgium69.4→🇨🇦Canada67.5→🇸🇮Slovenia67.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-14
    9,291organizations indexed across 18 types · 8,836 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    2,853
    Research organizations
    2,755
    Health research
    1,400
    Universities & research bodies
    949
    Government bodies
    413
    Science & tech parks
    135
    startup
    126
    company
    126
    program
    109
    Incubators
    94
    network
    81
    investor
    77
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    43
    Venture studios
    42
    Accelerators
    33
    education
    28
    Innovation hubs
    18
    organization
    9
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 9,291 indexed
    Shott Scale Up Accelerator
    Accelerators · London
    The Accelerator Network Limited
    Accelerators · London · 2006
    Creo Incubator Ltd.
    Incubators · London · 2020
    Energy Innovation Centre Limited
    Incubators · Ellesmere Port · 2011
    Ark Venture Studio Limited
    Venture studios · London · 2023
    Ai Venture Builder Ltd
    Venture studios · London · 2023
    The United Kingdom Science Park Association
    Science & tech parks · Saffron Walden · 1991
    Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies
    Universities & research bodies · London
    London School of Economics and Political Science
    Universities & research bodies · London · 1895
    CNR Services International (United Kingdom)
    Corporate R&D · Nottingham · 1989
    Tunstall Healthcare (United Kingdom)
    Corporate R&D · Whitley Bay · 1957
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    United Kingdom: common questions

    What is United Kingdom's IEPA score?
    United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #14 of 117 economies.
    What is United Kingdom's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 89.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding United Kingdom back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 29.3, 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 United Kingdom compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Czech Republic (68.4), Belgium (69.4), Canada (67.5), Slovenia (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 United Kingdom →