What is New Zealand's IEPA score?

New Zealand scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #31 of 117 economies.

What is New Zealand's strongest zone?

Alignment, at 87.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.

What is holding New Zealand back?

Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 24.1, 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 New Zealand compare with its peers?

The closest scored peers are France (64.8), Luxembourg (65.0), Austria (65.8), Georgia (63.5).

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.

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Name: IEPA 2024: New Zealand
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Oceania · #31 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available

64.7▼ -2.6 YoY

●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

New Zealand scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #31 of 117 economies. That is down 2.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 87.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 24.1. How the IEPA works →

SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE

IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026

CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP

IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly

PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY

IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024

#49of 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.

CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER

1.21% / yr

Implied growth

Annual growth the current capability base points to.

166

Diversity

Distinct products made at competitive scale.

+0.52

Capability score

Standardized: 0 is the world average.

+0.08

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

Agriculture41 of 200 made · 50% of the rest within reach

Construction, Building, and Home Supplies10 of 104 made · 33% of the rest within reach

Minerals4 of 48 made · 34% of the rest within reach

Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts10 of 155 made · 21% of the rest within reach

Industrial Chemicals and Metals9 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach

Textile and Home Goods5 of 78 made · 22% of the rest within reach

Electronic and Electrical Goods4 of 73 made · 23% of the rest within reach

Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 6% of the rest within reach

MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY

Widest opening is Agriculture. This market makes 21% of that cluster today, and 50% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.

Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.

READ ON THE 83 OF 166 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP

POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT

IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024

Sausages$7B world market

Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.35

Paints and varnishes, aqueous$7B world market

Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.15

Barley$8B world market

Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY +0.21

Wood carpentry for construction$15B world market

Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.32

Paper labels$5B world market

Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.26

Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market

Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.72

THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 407 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT

LIVE SIGNALS

House buyers 'in the driver's seat' - QV

RNZ Business · Oct 11 · Economic Policy

Property managers wary of Labour rent plans

RNZ Business · Oct 9 · Economic Policy

Are you feeling wealthier?

RNZ Business · Oct 8 · Economic Policy

Heidi lands $340M to build 'AI care partner' for clinicians - Fierce Healthcare

Google News · New Zealand · Startups & Innovation · Sep 22 · Startup Ecosystem

Sapphire Ventures Partner Anders Randum on Relationship Building with Founders - Future Nexus

Google News · New Zealand · Startups & Innovation · Sep 17 · Startup Ecosystem

PEERS · EXTENDED

🇫🇷France64.8→🇱🇺Luxembourg65.0→🇦🇹Austria65.8→🇬🇪Georgia63.5→

ECOSYSTEM DENSITY

IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17

390organizations indexed across 7 types · 388 mapped

Research organizations

126

Universities & research bodies

Corporate R&D

Government bodies

Health research

Science & tech parks

Fab labs & makerspaces

Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →

ORGANIZATIONS

a sample of 390 indexed

NEXT Park

Science & tech parks · Auckland

Plant & Food Research

Universities & research bodies · Auckland · 2008

Riddet Institute

Universities & research bodies · Palmerston North · 2003

Fonterra (New Zealand)

Corporate R&D · Auckland · 2001

Kode Biotech (New Zealand)

Corporate R&D · Auckland · 1996

New Zealand Psychological Society

Research organizations · Wellington · 1947

The Polynesian Society

Research organizations · Manukau

Middlemore Hospital

Health research · Auckland · 1947

Worldwise Travellers Health & Vaccination Centres

Health research · Auckland · 1996

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Government bodies · Wellington · 1980

Fab Lab Wgtn

Fab labs & makerspaces · Wellington

Fab Lab Masterton

Fab labs & makerspaces · Masterton

Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 390 organizations →

New Zealand: common questions

What is New Zealand's IEPA score?: New Zealand scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #31 of 117 economies.
What is New Zealand's strongest zone?: Alignment, at 87.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
What is holding New Zealand back?: Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 24.1, 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 New Zealand compare with its peers?: The closest scored peers are France (64.8), Luxembourg (65.0), Austria (65.8), Georgia (63.5).
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 New Zealand →