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    Slovenia

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    Europe · #15 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    68.9▲ +0.2 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264856647280
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #9of 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.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320248101215
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.64% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    221
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.28
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.04
    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 · 71% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts50 of 155 made · 70% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture29 of 200 made · 30% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods11 of 73 made · 50% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals20 of 157 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Minerals6 of 48 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods6 of 78 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories3 of 50 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts. This market makes 32% of that cluster today, and 70% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 6% made, and only 21% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 166 OF 221 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Machines n.e.c.$118B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.36 · COMPLEXITY +1.02
    Transmission shaftsENERGY TRANSITION$63B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.35 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    Pumps, compressors, fans, etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$89B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.34 · COMPLEXITY +0.85
    Springs of iron or steel$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.31 · COMPLEXITY +0.87
    Electrical apparatus for > 1k volts$12B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +0.98
    Textile articles for technical use$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 373 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    UK CMA clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery - Social Samosa
    Google News · Slovenia · FDI & Investment · Aug 7 · FDI
    Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027 - TheWrap
    Google News · Slovenia · FDI & Investment · Aug 4 · FDI
    12 State AGs Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘Protect This Iconic Industry’ - TheWrap
    Google News · Slovenia · FDI & Investment · Jul 13 · FDI
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇱🇹Lithuania68.0→🇵🇹Portugal67.1→🇨🇦Canada66.7→🇭🇷Croatia66.6→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    439organizations indexed across 10 types · 419 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    179
    Universities & research bodies
    137
    Research organizations
    50
    Government bodies
    32
    Health research
    18
    Incubators
    10
    Science & tech parks
    5
    Innovation hubs
    5
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    2
    Accelerators
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 439 indexed
    Katapult
    Accelerators · 2016
    Inkubator Sezana
    Incubators · Sezana
    Cankar Hall
    Science & tech parks · Ljubljana City Municipality · 1982
    SIO Pomurski Tehnološki Park d.o.o.
    Science & tech parks · Murska Sobota
    Grm Novo mesto - Center Biotehnike in Turizma
    Universities & research bodies · Novo Mesto · 1886
    Agricultural institute of Slovenia
    Universities & research bodies · Ljubljana · 1898
    Metal Ravne (Slovenia)
    Corporate R&D · Ravne na Koroškem · 1620
    Marmor Hotavlje Group (Slovenia)
    Corporate R&D · Gorenja Vas · 1721
    National and University Library of Slovenia
    Research organizations · Ljubljana · 1774
    Rogaška Medical Centre
    Research organizations · Rogaška Slatina · 1819
    University Clinical Centre Maribor
    Health research · Maribor · 1799
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