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    United States

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    North America · #22 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    68.6▼ -0.3 YoY
    ●●●0.88IEPA COMPOSITE

    United States scores 68.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #22 of 117 economies. That is down 0.3 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 91.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 38.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    201120132015201720192021202320266366697275
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212023202500.71.42.12.8
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #18of 145 ranked economies▼ 5 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320241113151719
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.94% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    378
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +1.12
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +1.37
    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
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals93 of 157 made · 83% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods31 of 73 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts55 of 155 made · 76% of the rest within reach
    Minerals17 of 48 made · 77% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies25 of 104 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture36 of 200 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 31% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories4 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 35% of that cluster today, and 77% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 8% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 268 OF 378 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Interchangeable tools for hand tools$21B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.33 · COMPLEXITY +0.83
    Articles for utensils, of cermet$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.30 · COMPLEXITY +1.64
    Other bars and rods of stainless steel$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.27 · COMPLEXITY +0.97
    Fork-lift trucks$30B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.27 · COMPLEXITY +1.16
    Pumps, compressors, fans, etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$89B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +0.85
    Machines n.e.c.$118B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.26 · COMPLEXITY +1.02
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 315 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
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    PEERS · BENCHMARK
    🇩🇪Germany67.2→🇮🇱Israel68.2→🇫🇮Finland68.3→🇸🇬Singapore82.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-14
    37,929organizations indexed across 19 types · 37,098 mapped
    Research organizations
    11,545
    Corporate R&D
    10,488
    Universities & research bodies
    6,108
    Health research
    4,128
    Government bodies
    2,059
    startup
    828
    Science & tech parks
    531
    company
    488
    investor
    378
    program
    374
    network
    343
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    322
    Accelerators
    80
    organization
    78
    Innovation hubs
    73
    Incubators
    67
    education
    37
    platform_operator
    1
    Venture studios
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 37,929 indexed
    Catalyst Accelerator
    Accelerators · Colorado Springs
    Evergreen Climate Innovations
    Accelerators · Chicago
    Youngstown Business Incubator
    Incubators · Youngstown
    Relay 1
    Venture studios · 2026
    Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park
    Science & tech parks · Chicago
    Ann Arbor SPARK
    Science & tech parks · Ann Arbor
    Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
    Universities & research bodies · Bethesda · 2008
    Savannah Technical College
    Universities & research bodies · Savannah · 1929
    Goknow (United States)
    Corporate R&D · Ann Arbor · 2001
    Rotordynamics-Seal Research (United States)
    Corporate R&D · Loomis · 1988
    San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
    Research organizations · San Francisco
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    United States: common questions

    What is United States's IEPA score?
    United States scores 68.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #22 of 117 economies.
    What is United States's strongest zone?
    Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 91.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding United States back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 38.8, 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 United States compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Germany (67.2), Israel (68.2), Finland (68.3), Singapore (82.1).
    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 United States →