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    Poland

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    Europe · #33 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    64.7▼ -0.7 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Poland scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #33 of 117 economies. That is down 0.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 73.1. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 45.3. 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
    #24of 145 ranked economies▲ 1 place since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024212326
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.66% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    446
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.98
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.21
    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 Supplies78 of 104 made · 85% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories29 of 50 made · 86% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts69 of 155 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture70 of 200 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods20 of 78 made · 57% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods14 of 73 made · 59% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals25 of 157 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Electronic and Electrical Goods. This market makes 19% of that cluster today, and 59% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 312 OF 446 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Parts for use with electric generatorsENERGY TRANSITION$23B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.94
    Electrical boardsENERGY TRANSITION$90B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.75
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 269 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can’t Miss - TechCrunch
    Google News · Poland · Startups & Innovation · Oct 9 · Startup Ecosystem
    When We Can Build Anything: What Should We Build, and How?
    The Recursive · Oct 9 · Startup Ecosystem
    Josh Kushner Builds $17.5 Billion Empire Beyond Venture Capital - Yahoo Finance
    Google News · Poland · Startups & Innovation · Oct 8 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇬🇪Georgia63.5→🇶🇦Qatar62.6→🇪🇸Spain62.0→🇲🇳Mongolia62.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,520organizations indexed across 9 types · 1,364 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    545
    Corporate R&D
    500
    Research organizations
    164
    Health research
    82
    Incubators
    61
    Innovation hubs
    56
    Science & tech parks
    45
    Government bodies
    42
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    25
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,520 indexed
    Krakow Technology Park
    Incubators · Kraków
    Płocki Park Przemysłowo-Technologiczny S.A.
    Science & tech parks · Płock
    Gdańsk Science and Technology Park
    Science & tech parks · Gdańsk
    College of Europe, Warsaw
    Universities & research bodies · Warsaw · 1949
    Łukasiewicz Research Network - Industrial Chemistry Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Warsaw · 1922
    Pit Radwar (Poland)
    Corporate R&D · Warsaw · 2011
    Stowarzyszenie Nowa Wspólna Droga
    Research organizations · Swarzędz · 2010
    Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
    Research organizations · Warsaw
    Okręgowy Szpital Kolejowy
    Health research · Katowice
    Grochowski Hospital
    Health research · Warsaw · 2002
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    Poland: common questions

    What is Poland's IEPA score?
    Poland scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #33 of 117 economies.
    What is Poland's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 73.1. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Poland back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 45.3, 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 Poland compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Georgia (63.5), Qatar (62.6), Spain (62.0), Mongolia (62.0).
    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 Poland →