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    Europe · #7 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    70.7▲ +3.2 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-250255075
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #14of 145 ranked economies▲ 2 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320241315171921
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.12% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    96
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.19
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.08
    Outlook
    Already makes most of what its capability allows.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals19 of 157 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods8 of 73 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture15 of 200 made · 29% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies6 of 104 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    Minerals2 of 48 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts4 of 155 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 2% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 55 OF 96 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    X-ray machines$25B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.44 · COMPLEXITY +1.16
    Instruments for measuring properties of liquids or gasesENERGY TRANSITION$26B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.39 · COMPLEXITY +0.74
    Lubricants$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +0.76
    Vitamins$9B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +0.72
    Enzymes$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +0.63
    Tractors$68B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 431 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Parking fee revenue at hospitals doubles over four years
    RTE Business · Aug 11 · Economic Policy
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    RTE Business · Aug 11 · Economic Policy
    Intel raises $20bn through upsized share sale
    RTE Business · Aug 11 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇲🇹Malta74.2→🇨🇭Switzerland72.2→🇳🇴Norway74.9→🇱🇺Luxembourg71.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    842organizations indexed across 9 types · 723 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    279
    Research organizations
    207
    Incubators
    117
    Universities & research bodies
    86
    Health research
    76
    Government bodies
    63
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    10
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Accelerators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 842 indexed
    Dogpatch Labs
    Accelerators
    Allenwood Enterprise Park
    Incubators · Kildare
    Ardee Business Park
    Incubators · Louth
    Cork Science and Innovation Park
    Science & tech parks
    Mullingar Arts Centre
    Science & tech parks · County Westmeath
    King's Inns
    Universities & research bodies · Dublin · 1541
    Trinity College Dublin
    Universities & research bodies · Dublin · 1592
    Naval Group (Ireland)
    Corporate R&D · Dublin · 1631
    Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Ireland)
    Corporate R&D · Kildare · 1755
    Royal Dublin Society
    Research organizations · Dublin · 1731
    Royal Irish Academy
    Research organizations · Dublin · 1785
    Charitable Infirmary
    Health research · Dublin · 1718
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