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    Rhode Island

    Northeast
    #43 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    47.3▼ -3.4 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    Rhode Island scores 47.3 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #43 of 51 US states. That is down 3.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 78.8. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 14.2. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420253645546372
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$800M$1.6B$2.4B$3.2B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #43 of 51
    US region: Northeast
    Indices scored: 12
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · NORTHEAST
    VTVermont51.3→MEMaine53.0→CTConnecticut58.4→PAPennsylvania60.0→NYNew York66.9→

    Rhode Island: common questions

    What is Rhode Island's IEPA score?
    Rhode Island scores 47.3 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #43 of 51 US states.
    What is Rhode Island's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 78.8. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Rhode Island back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 14.2, 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 Rhode Island compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Vermont (51.3), Maine (53.0), Connecticut (58.4), Pennsylvania (60.0), New York (66.9).
    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.
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