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    Lithuania

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    Europe · #24 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    68.3▲ +2.6 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Lithuania scores 68.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #24 of 117 economies. That is up 2.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 85.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 53.5. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #30of 145 ranked economies▲ 9 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242831343740
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.56% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    307
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.83
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.10
    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 Supplies44 of 104 made · 78% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture68 of 200 made · 61% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods17 of 78 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 36% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories8 of 50 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts24 of 155 made · 53% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods11 of 73 made · 76% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals20 of 157 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 15% of that cluster today, and 76% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 201 OF 307 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other cast articles of iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.33
    Tanks etc. < 300 liters, iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Glaziers' putty$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.27
    Rapeseed, colza or mustard oil,$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.42
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    Aluminum containers, <300 liters$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 347 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    <![CDATA[ September in Financial Markets: Bab el-Mandeb Drives Oil Prices Higher, Interest Rates Rise, and AI Warnings Mount ]]> - The Baltic Times
    Baltic Times · Economic Policy
    Nature by Design: Key messages from the IUCN-Monaco event on circular economy - International Union for Conservation of Nature
    Google News · Lithuania · Economy & Policy · Sep 28 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇪🇪Estonia67.0→🇭🇷Croatia66.4→🇵🇹Portugal67.3→🇦🇺Australia66.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    157organizations indexed across 11 types · 127 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    53
    Government bodies
    27
    Research organizations
    27
    Innovation hubs
    11
    Corporate R&D
    10
    Health research
    8
    Accelerators
    8
    Science & tech parks
    7
    Incubators
    3
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    2
    Venture studios
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 157 indexed
    Startup Wise Guys
    Accelerators · Vilnius
    Baltic Sandbox
    Accelerators · Vilnius
    StartupLAB Alytus
    Incubators · Alytus
    Panevėžys Science and Technology Park (PSTP)
    Science & tech parks · Panevėžys
    Tech-Park Kaunas
    Science & tech parks · Kaunas
    Mykolas Romeris University
    Universities & research bodies · Vilnius · 1991
    ISM University of Management and Economics
    Universities & research bodies · Vilnius · 1999
    Ekspobalta (Lithuania)
    Corporate R&D · Vilnius · 1996
    Ekspla (Lithuania)
    Corporate R&D · Vilnius · 1983
    Bank of Lithuania
    Research organizations · Vilnius · 1922
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    Lithuania: common questions

    What is Lithuania's IEPA score?
    Lithuania scores 68.3 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #24 of 117 economies.
    What is Lithuania's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 85.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Lithuania back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 53.5, 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 Lithuania compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Estonia (67.0), Croatia (66.4), Portugal (67.3), Australia (66.0).
    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 Lithuania →