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    Europe · #53 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    57.8▼ -1.4 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264550556065
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-10123
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #20of 145 ranked economies▼ 3 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202416182022
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.37% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    515
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.12
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.44
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 15% 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
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts106 of 155 made · 92% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories32 of 50 made · 94% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies64 of 104 made · 88% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods39 of 78 made · 82% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture59 of 200 made · 55% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals41 of 157 made · 68% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods14 of 73 made · 73% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 19% of that cluster today, and 73% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 358 OF 515 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Springs of iron or steel$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.87
    Articles of stone or of other mineral substances$9B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.52
    Electrical ignition equipment$20B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.81
    Insulating fittings for electrical machines$7B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    Tractors$68B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    Cars$871B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.88
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 269 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇭🇺Hungary56.1→🇰🇼Kuwait53.9→🇬🇷Greece58.2→🇨🇳China53.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    2,769organizations indexed across 10 types · 2,609 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    736
    Universities & research bodies
    628
    Research organizations
    541
    Health research
    351
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    188
    Government bodies
    148
    Incubators
    123
    Science & tech parks
    30
    Accelerators
    21
    Innovation hubs
    3
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 2,769 indexed
    PROGRAMMA SVILUPPO
    Accelerators · Taranto
    StyleIt
    Accelerators · Prato
    The Qube
    Incubators · 2013
    BIC Incubatori FVG S.r.l.
    Incubators · Trieste
    Kilometro Rosso
    Science & tech parks · 2003
    University of Bologna
    Universities & research bodies · Bologna · 1088
    University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
    Universities & research bodies · Modena · 1175
    Merck Serono S.p.A. (Italy)
    Corporate R&D · Rome · 1668
    Solari (Italy)
    Corporate R&D · Udine · 1725
    National Library of St Mark
    Research organizations · Venice · 1468
    Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia
    Research organizations · Genoa · 1483
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