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    Luxembourg

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    Europe · #29 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    74.9▲ +6.7 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Luxembourg scores 74.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #29 of 117 economies. That is up 6.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 88.1. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 60.3. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264554637281
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-400-2000200400
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies39 of 104 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts41 of 155 made · 72% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals29 of 157 made · 61% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture28 of 200 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods8 of 73 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods6 of 78 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories3 of 50 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 26% of that cluster today, and 72% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 6% made, and only 23% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 161 OF 214 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other articles of aluminum$22B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 1.80 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    Other articles of vulcanized rubber$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.69 · COMPLEXITY +0.66
    Copper bars, rods and profiles$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 1.66 · COMPLEXITY +0.15
    Harvesting or agricultural machinery$25B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 1.66 · COMPLEXITY +0.92
    Monofilament$7B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.65 · COMPLEXITY +0.68
    Other plastic plates, sheets etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.62 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 369 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Richest countries in the world by GDP per capita - qz.com
    Google News · Luxembourg · Economy & Policy · Oct 8 · Economic Policy
    Ranked: The World’s 40 Richest Cities by GDP Per Person - Visual Capitalist
    Google News · Luxembourg · Economy & Policy · Oct 5 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇫🇷France64.8→🇳🇿New Zealand64.8→🇦🇹Austria65.8→🇦🇺Australia66.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    116organizations indexed across 8 types · 113 mapped
    Research organizations
    43
    Corporate R&D
    31
    Government bodies
    18
    Universities & research bodies
    14
    Science & tech parks
    5
    Health research
    3
    Incubators
    1
    investor
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 116 indexed
    Technoport
    Incubators · Esch-sur-Alzette
    HE:AL Campus
    Science & tech parks · Esch/Alzette
    Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
    Universities & research bodies · Belval · 2009
    Luxembourg Centre for European Law
    Universities & research bodies · Belval · 2024
    Paul Wurth (Luxembourg)
    Corporate R&D · Luxembourg · 1870
    Luxcontrol (Luxembourg)
    Corporate R&D · Esch-sur-Alzette · 1978
    Agence Luxembourgeoise d'Action Culturelle
    Research organizations · Luxembourg · 1996
    Le Soleil dans la Main
    Research organizations · Winseler · 2002
    Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
    Health research · Luxembourg · 1975
    Hôpital Kirchberg
    Health research · Luxembourg · 2003
    Amethis MENA Fund III
    investor · Luxembourg
    Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture
    Government bodies · Luxembourg
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 116 organizations →

    Luxembourg: common questions

    What is Luxembourg's IEPA score?
    Luxembourg scores 74.9 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #29 of 117 economies.
    What is Luxembourg's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 88.1. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Luxembourg back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 60.3, 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 Luxembourg compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are France (64.8), New Zealand (64.8), Austria (65.8), 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 Luxembourg →