← INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
    🇲🇹

    Malta

    Extended
    Europe · #4 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    74.8▼ -0.9 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Malta scores 74.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #4 of 117 economies. That is down 0.9 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 89.7. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 60.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220240150300450600
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Electronic and Electrical Goods13 of 73 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies10 of 104 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories4 of 50 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 22% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts9 of 155 made · 29% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Minerals2 of 48 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Minerals is the furthest: 4% made, and only 15% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 68 OF 98 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 2.07 · COMPLEXITY +0.59
    Harvesting or agricultural machinery$25B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 1.92 · COMPLEXITY +0.92
    Other plastic plates, sheets etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.89 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    Safety glass$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 1.88 · COMPLEXITY +0.50
    Trailers and semi-trailersENERGY TRANSITION$32B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 1.86 · COMPLEXITY +0.33
    Other articles of iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$64B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 1.84 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 429 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇸🇪Sweden74.4→🇮🇪Ireland73.4→🇨🇭Switzerland73.3→🇭🇰Hong Kong77.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    55organizations indexed across 10 types · 45 mapped
    Government bodies
    12
    Universities & research bodies
    10
    Corporate R&D
    10
    Research organizations
    7
    Health research
    5
    Innovation hubs
    5
    Incubators
    3
    Accelerators
    1
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 55 indexed
    Malta Life Sciences Park
    Science & tech parks
    IMO International Maritime Law Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Msida · 1988
    College of Remote and Offshore Medicine
    Universities & research bodies · Birżebbuġa · 2016
    Paragon (Malta)
    Corporate R&D · Mosta · 2004
    Ateknea Solutions (Malta)
    Corporate R&D · Żebbuġ · 1997
    Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit
    Research organizations · Valletta · 2004
    Heritage Malta
    Research organizations · Kalkara · 2002
    Primary HealthCare
    Health research · Floriana
    Saint James Hospital Group
    Health research · Sliema
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 55 organizations →

    Malta: common questions

    What is Malta's IEPA score?
    Malta scores 74.8 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #4 of 117 economies.
    What is Malta's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 89.7. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Malta back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 60.4, 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 Malta compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Sweden (74.4), Ireland (73.4), Switzerland (73.3), Hong Kong (77.7).
    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 Malta →