← INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
    🇸🇰

    Slovakia

    Extended
    Europe · #38 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    66.7▲ +4.5 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Slovakia scores 66.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #38 of 117 economies. That is up 4.5 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 77.7. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Prosperity Outcomes at 61.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-20246
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #19of 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.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202416182023
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.46% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    223
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.12
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.80
    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 Supplies41 of 104 made · 75% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts48 of 155 made · 78% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture33 of 200 made · 41% of the rest within reach
    Minerals8 of 48 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods11 of 73 made · 47% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories6 of 50 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods8 of 78 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals14 of 157 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 31% of that cluster today, and 78% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 169 OF 223 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Springs of iron or steel$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.32 · COMPLEXITY +0.87
    Dish washing machines$36B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.27 · COMPLEXITY +0.75
    Insulating fittings for electrical machines$7B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.27 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    CentrifugesENERGY TRANSITION$86B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +0.83
    Parts for electrical apparatus$39B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.87
    Radar$21B world market
    Electronics & SemiconductorsOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.77
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 369 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Tokenized Cash Startup Spiko Raises $90 Million to Take On US Giants - Bloomberg.com
    Google News · Slovakia · Startups & Innovation · Oct 6 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇧🇭Bahrain61.8→🇲🇳Mongolia62.0→🇪🇸Spain62.0→🇯🇵Japan61.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    500organizations indexed across 10 types · 485 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    224
    Universities & research bodies
    139
    Research organizations
    69
    Government bodies
    25
    Health research
    21
    Accelerators
    7
    Incubators
    6
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    5
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Innovation hubs
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 500 indexed
    AceOn Accelerator
    Accelerators
    CEPIT Infra s.r.o.
    Science & tech parks · Bratislava
    Sembid
    Universities & research bodies · Košice · 2006
    University of Prešov
    Universities & research bodies · Prešov · 1997
    Betamont (Slovakia)
    Corporate R&D · Zvolen · 1992
    UXtweak j.s.a. (Slovakia)
    Corporate R&D · Bratislava · 2019
    Slovenská Spoločnosť pre Kvalitu
    Research organizations · Bratislava
    Observatory and Planetarium of Maximilian Hell
    Research organizations · Žiar nad Hronom · 1967
    Národný ústav detských chorôb
    Health research · Bratislava
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 500 organizations →

    Slovakia: common questions

    What is Slovakia's IEPA score?
    Slovakia scores 66.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #38 of 117 economies.
    What is Slovakia's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 77.7. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Slovakia back?
    Its binding constraint is Prosperity Outcomes, at 61.0, 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 Slovakia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Bahrain (61.8), Mongolia (62.0), Spain (62.0), Japan (61.5).
    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 Slovakia →