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    Washington

    West
    #3 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    71.0▼ -8.2 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    Washington scores 71.0 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #3 of 51 US states. That is down 8.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 89.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Alignment at 10.2. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420254455667788
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$20.0B$40.0B$60.0B$80.0B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #3 of 51
    US region: West
    Indices scored: 12
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · WEST
    UTUtah72.1→COColorado67.7→CACalifornia67.4→AZArizona63.9→OROregon61.5→

    Washington: common questions

    What is Washington's IEPA score?
    Washington scores 71.0 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #3 of 51 US states.
    What is Washington's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 89.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Washington back?
    Its binding constraint is Alignment, at 10.2, 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 Washington compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Utah (72.1), Colorado (67.7), California (67.4), Arizona (63.9), Oregon (61.5).
    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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