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    Croatia

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    Europe · #25 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.8▲ +1.6 YoY
    ●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE

    Croatia scores 66.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #25 of 117 economies. That is up 1.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 77.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 60.4. How the IEPA works →

    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
    #31of 145 ranked economies▲ 4 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242931333537
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.41% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    314
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.82
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.28
    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 Supplies51 of 104 made · 81% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories22 of 50 made · 82% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture68 of 200 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts45 of 155 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Minerals10 of 48 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods11 of 73 made · 48% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods9 of 78 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals16 of 157 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 29% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 232 OF 314 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles$37B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.79
    Other articles of vulcanized rubber$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.66
    Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stoneENERGY TRANSITION$10B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.20
    Cheese$40B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Paints and varnishes, aqueous$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.15
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 326 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Global venture capital firms pour 698 billion US Dollars in startups at the end of 3Q26 – CB Insights - BeBeez International
    Google News · Croatia · Startups & Innovation · Oct 12 · Startup Ecosystem
    When We Can Build Anything: What Should We Build, and How?
    The Recursive · Oct 9 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇦🇺Australia66.0→🇱🇹Lithuania66.8→🇪🇪Estonia67.0→🇦🇹Austria65.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    436organizations indexed across 10 types · 225 mapped
    Innovation hubs
    143
    Universities & research bodies
    99
    Incubators
    51
    Research organizations
    47
    Health research
    32
    Corporate R&D
    22
    Government bodies
    21
    Accelerators
    12
    Science & tech parks
    6
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    3
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 436 indexed
    Technology Park Split
    Science & tech parks · Split
    Trokut Šibenik Entrepreneur Center
    Science & tech parks · Šibenik
    Institute for Anthropological Research
    Universities & research bodies · Zagreb · 1992
    University of Zadar
    Universities & research bodies · Zadar · 1396
    Galapagos (Croatia)
    Corporate R&D · Zagreb · 1999
    Uljanik (Croatia)
    Corporate R&D · Pula · 1856
    National Foundation for Civil Society Development
    Research organizations · Zagreb · 2003
    Croatian Statistical Association
    Research organizations · Zagreb
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    Croatia: common questions

    What is Croatia's IEPA score?
    Croatia scores 66.8 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #25 of 117 economies.
    What is Croatia's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 77.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Croatia back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 60.4, 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 Croatia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Australia (66.0), Lithuania (66.8), Estonia (67.0), Austria (65.8).
    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 Croatia →