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    Hungary

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    Europe · #52 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    58.6▲ +1.4 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Hungary scores 58.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #52 of 117 economies. That is up 1.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 66.9. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 52.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-4504590135
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #16of 145 ranked economies▼ 1 place since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202413151719
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.01% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    265
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.15
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.88
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 12% on productive capability but the top 40% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Electronic and Electrical Goods26 of 73 made · 68% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts50 of 155 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies31 of 104 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture47 of 200 made · 48% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals23 of 157 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods10 of 78 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    Minerals6 of 48 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 30% of that cluster today, and 71% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 2% made, and only 18% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 194 OF 265 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    CentrifugesENERGY TRANSITION$86B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.83
    Padlocks and locks$14B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +0.69
    Monofilament$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.68
    Glass fibersENERGY TRANSITION$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.51
    Other articles of iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$64B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    Machinery for the industrial preparation of food or drink$16B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.38
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 340 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇮🇹Italy54.8→🇨🇳China54.2→🇬🇷Greece58.2→🇷🇸Serbia58.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    472organizations indexed across 9 types · 456 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    159
    Research organizations
    109
    Corporate R&D
    109
    Health research
    43
    Government bodies
    33
    Incubators
    10
    Science & tech parks
    6
    Accelerators
    2
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 472 indexed
    Creative Accelerator Kft.
    Accelerators · Budapest
    Első Közép Európai Hardver Akcelerátor Kft.
    Accelerators · Budapest
    Budapest Enterprise Agency
    Incubators · Budapest
    OXO Labs Üzletviteli és Tanácsadó Kft. (Oxo Labs Startup Factory)
    Incubators · Budapest
    Zsámbék Technology Innovation Park
    Science & tech parks · Budapest
    ZalaZONE park
    Science & tech parks · Zalaegerszeg
    Hungarian University of Fine Arts
    Universities & research bodies · Budapest · 1871
    HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Budapest · 1949
    Radosys (Hungary)
    Corporate R&D · Budapest
    Ráció Kiadói (Hungary)
    Corporate R&D · Budapest · 1990
    Crime Prevention Center
    Research organizations · Somoskőújfalu · 2009
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    Hungary: common questions

    What is Hungary's IEPA score?
    Hungary scores 58.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #52 of 117 economies.
    What is Hungary's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 66.9. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Hungary back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 52.0, 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 Hungary compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Italy (54.8), China (54.2), Greece (58.2), Serbia (58.2).
    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 Hungary →