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    Netherlands

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    Europe · #11 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    73.0▲ +0.2 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Netherlands scores 73.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #11 of 117 economies. That is up 0.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 86.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 56.3. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320264554637281
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-50-2502550
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #26of 145 ranked economies▼ 2 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202423252729
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.87% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    438
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.95
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.89
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 5% on the IEPA composite but the top 21% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    TRADE-HUB PROFILE · RE-EXPORT INTENSITY CAN LIFT GOODS FIGURES; READ ALONGSIDE THE FULL PROFILE
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals77 of 157 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods26 of 73 made · 70% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies36 of 104 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture68 of 200 made · 60% of the rest within reach
    Minerals13 of 48 made · 60% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts36 of 155 made · 68% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories10 of 50 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods9 of 78 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 23% of that cluster today, and 68% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 275 OF 438 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Serums and vaccines$325B world market
    Healthcare & Life SciencesOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +1.21
    Catalytic preparations$20B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.25 · COMPLEXITY +0.91
    Compounded rubber$6B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.21 · COMPLEXITY +1.03
    Other articles of vulcanized rubber$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.18 · COMPLEXITY +0.66
    Hormones$31B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +1.49
    Glass fibersENERGY TRANSITION$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.51
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 286 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Biotech IPOs Charge Ahead as Tech Deals Stall - WSJ
    Google News · Netherlands · Startups & Innovation · Oct 8 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇨🇾Cyprus71.1→🇳🇴Norway71.1→🇧🇪Belgium69.4→🇬🇧United Kingdom68.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-11
    1,971organizations indexed across 11 types · 1,932 mapped
    Research organizations
    692
    Corporate R&D
    598
    Universities & research bodies
    272
    Health research
    250
    Government bodies
    79
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    41
    Incubators
    31
    Science & tech parks
    4
    investor
    2
    startup
    1
    company
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,971 indexed
    CIC
    Incubators · Rotterdam
    DutchBasecamp
    Incubators · Amsterdam
    Noviotech Campus
    Science & tech parks · Nijmegen
    High Tech Campus Eindhoven
    Science & tech parks · Eindhoven
    Christian University of Applied Sciences
    Universities & research bodies · Ede · 1994
    Viaa Christian University of Applied Sciences
    Universities & research bodies · Zwolle · 1987
    Nederlandse Spoorwegen
    Corporate R&D · Utrecht · 1938
    Hendrix Genetics (Netherlands)
    Corporate R&D · Boxmeer · 1923
    Vestigia
    Research organizations · Amersfoort · 2001
    Portbase
    Research organizations · Rotterdam · 2009
    ERN RITA
    Health research · Utrecht · 2017
    De Forensische Zorgspecialisten
    Health research · Utrecht · 1955
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    Netherlands: common questions

    What is Netherlands's IEPA score?
    Netherlands scores 73.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #11 of 117 economies.
    What is Netherlands's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 86.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Netherlands back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 56.3, 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 Netherlands compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Cyprus (71.1), Norway (71.1), Belgium (69.4), United Kingdom (68.5).
    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 Netherlands →