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    Ukraine

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    Europe · #79 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    48.7▼ -2.1 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Ukraine scores 48.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #79 of 117 economies. That is down 2.1 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 58.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 27.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264044485256
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-20246
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #58of 145 ranked economies▼ 22 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202433404759
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.03% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    199
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.36
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.11
    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
    Agriculture57 of 200 made · 52% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies30 of 104 made · 64% of the rest within reach
    Minerals12 of 48 made · 58% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories7 of 50 made · 56% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts14 of 155 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals7 of 157 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile Apparel and Accessories. This market makes 14% of that cluster today, and 56% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 14% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 132 OF 199 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum structures (bridges, towers etc)ENERGY TRANSITION$18B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.17 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    Sausages$7B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.35
    Paper labels$5B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    Milk$11B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Packing lids$64B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 395 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    World News Quick Take - Taipei Times
    Google News · Ukraine · FDI & Investment · Oct 8 · FDI
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇯🇲Jamaica45.0→🇵🇾Paraguay45.1→🇵🇪Peru45.6→🇧🇼Botswana46.0→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    682organizations indexed across 7 types · 680 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    469
    Government bodies
    86
    Research organizations
    77
    Corporate R&D
    21
    Health research
    15
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    13
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 682 indexed
    National University of Pharmacy
    Universities & research bodies · Kharkiv · 1805
    Kherson National Technical University
    Universities & research bodies · Kherson · 1959
    Naftogaz (Ukraine)
    Corporate R&D · Kyiv · 1991
    Materials Research Center (Ukraine)
    Corporate R&D · Kyiv · 1995
    State Fund for Fundamental Research of Ukraine
    Research organizations · Kyiv · 1992
    International Institute of Socionics
    Research organizations · Kyiv · 1991
    Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center
    Health research · Kyiv · 1947
    Ostriv Platform
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Kyiv
    Hobotorez
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Mukachevo
    National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
    Government bodies · Kyiv · 1931
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    Ukraine: common questions

    What is Ukraine's IEPA score?
    Ukraine scores 48.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #79 of 117 economies.
    What is Ukraine's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 58.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Ukraine back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 27.4, 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 Ukraine compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Jamaica (45.0), Paraguay (45.1), Peru (45.6), Botswana (46.0).
    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 Ukraine →