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    Europe · #4 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    76.6▲ +1 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264554637281
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-404812
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #13of 145 ranked economies▼ 7 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024581114
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.39% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    299
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.24
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.14
    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
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts78 of 155 made · 84% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals47 of 157 made · 70% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies30 of 104 made · 72% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods17 of 73 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture42 of 200 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 54% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories6 of 50 made · 45% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 29% of that cluster today, and 72% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 236 OF 299 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Screws and similar articles of iron or steel$41B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.36 · COMPLEXITY +0.91
    Electric soldering machines$13B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.35 · COMPLEXITY +0.65
    Machinery for working rubber or plastics$30B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.35 · COMPLEXITY +0.99
    Molding boxes for metal foundry$18B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.31 · COMPLEXITY +0.84
    Pumps, compressors, fans, etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$89B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.85
    Transmission shaftsENERGY TRANSITION$63B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.29 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 347 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Farliga världsledare blir fler: ”Katastrof”
    Dagens Industri · Aug 13 · Economic Policy
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇳🇴Norway74.9→🇲🇹Malta74.2→🇭🇰Hong Kong77.0→🇮🇪Ireland73.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    1,725organizations indexed across 9 types · 1,669 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    912
    Research organizations
    406
    Universities & research bodies
    134
    Government bodies
    114
    Health research
    90
    Incubators
    35
    Science & tech parks
    28
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    5
    Innovation hubs
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 1,725 indexed
    Ideon Science Park
    Incubators · 1983
    Linköping Science Park
    Science & tech parks · 1984
    Lindholmen Science Park
    Science & tech parks · 1999
    Uppsala University
    Universities & research bodies · Uppsala · 1477
    Lund University
    Universities & research bodies · Lund · 1666
    Orkla (Sweden)
    Corporate R&D · Eslöv · 1654
    Iggesund Paperboard (Sweden)
    Corporate R&D · Iggesund · 1685
    National Archives of Sweden
    Research organizations · Stockholm · 1618
    National Library of Sweden
    Research organizations · Stockholm · 1661
    Uppsala University Hospital
    Health research · Uppsala · 1302
    Falun Hospital
    Health research · Falun · 1695
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