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    Romania

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    Europe · #55 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    54.6▼ -1.7 YoY
    ●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE

    Romania scores 54.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #55 of 117 economies. That is down 1.7 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Alignment at 60.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 49.6. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264448525660
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202502468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #23of 145 ranked economies▲ 11 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202422273240
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.19% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    284
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.99
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.87
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 18% on productive capability but the top 47% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories21 of 50 made · 79% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies34 of 104 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods26 of 78 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts49 of 155 made · 69% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods23 of 73 made · 52% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture42 of 200 made · 41% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals11 of 157 made · 34% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 38% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 33% of that cluster today, and 71% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 209 OF 284 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Parts of railway locomotives$12B world market
    Aerospace, Marine & RailOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.96
    Harvesting or agricultural machinery$25B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.20 · COMPLEXITY +0.92
    Glass fibersENERGY TRANSITION$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.51
    Trailers and semi-trailersENERGY TRANSITION$32B world market
    Automotive & MobilityOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.33
    Mineral wools and insulating materials$5B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.86
    Machinery for the industrial preparation of food or drink$16B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.38
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 345 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    When We Can Build Anything: What Should We Build, and How?
    The Recursive · Oct 9 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇰🇼Kuwait53.4→🇺🇾Uruguay52.8→🇨🇳China54.2→🇮🇹Italy54.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    365organizations indexed across 8 types · 342 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    168
    Research organizations
    53
    Corporate R&D
    42
    Government bodies
    40
    Health research
    36
    Incubators
    16
    Science & tech parks
    7
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    3
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 365 indexed
    Incubatorul de afaceri inovative Brăila
    Incubators · Brăila
    Arc Parc
    Incubators · Dej
    Maramures Business Park Baia Sprie
    Science & tech parks · Baia Mare
    Magurele Science Park
    Science & tech parks · Magurele
    Mircea cel Batran Naval Academy
    Universities & research bodies · Constanța · 1872
    Constantza Port (Romania)
    Corporate R&D · Constanța
    ModuleWorks (Romania)
    Corporate R&D · Bucharest · 2003
    Institute of Non-ferrous and Rare Metals
    Research organizations · Pantelimon
    Romanian Educational and Research Network
    Research organizations · Bucharest · 1989
    Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş
    Health research · Târgu Mureş · 1975
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    Romania: common questions

    What is Romania's IEPA score?
    Romania scores 54.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #55 of 117 economies.
    What is Romania's strongest zone?
    Alignment, at 60.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Romania back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 49.6, 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 Romania compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Kuwait (53.4), Uruguay (52.8), China (54.2), Italy (54.8).
    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 Romania →