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    Italy

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    Europe · #53 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    58.3▼ -1.4 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Italy scores 58.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #53 of 117 economies. That is down 1.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 73.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 35.6. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264550556065
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-10123
    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
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    Il Sole 24 ORE · Oct 12 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇨🇳China54.2→🇷🇴Romania53.5→🇰🇼Kuwait53.4→🇭🇺Hungary56.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    3,067organizations indexed across 18 types · 2,609 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    739
    Universities & research bodies
    632
    Research organizations
    559
    Health research
    352
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    188
    Government bodies
    173
    Incubators
    127
    startup
    60
    company
    49
    program
    46
    network
    42
    Science & tech parks
    31
    Accelerators
    25
    investor
    24
    education
    9
    Innovation hubs
    8
    SEZ authorities
    2
    organization
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 3,067 indexed
    PROGRAMMA SVILUPPO
    Accelerators · Taranto
    Terra Next
    Accelerators · Napoli
    Lazio Innova S.p.A
    Incubators · Rome
    OPENZONE SPA
    Science & tech parks · BRESSO
    DHITECH S.C.a.r.l.
    Science & tech parks · Lecce
    Institute of Food Science
    Universities & research bodies · Avellino · 1994
    INGV Sezione di Pisa
    Universities & research bodies · Pisa
    Labor (Italy)
    Corporate R&D · Rome
    Cefla (Italy)
    Corporate R&D · Imola · 1932
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    Italy: common questions

    What is Italy's IEPA score?
    Italy scores 58.3 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #53 of 117 economies.
    What is Italy's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 73.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Italy back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 35.6, 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 Italy compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are China (54.2), Romania (53.5), Kuwait (53.4), Hungary (56.2).
    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 Italy →