The Frost Radar for Economic Development determines a region's future growth and development potential measured by its ability to enhance quality of life (QOL) for its citizens. This report explores Europe’s key strengths and weaknesses through country-level assessments of growth and innovation initiatives and then benchmarks each country on these 2 indices.
Europe faces a multitude of challenges in 2021, the economic repercussions of which will linger for years to come. The Frost Radar for Economic Development: Europe, 2020 explores the significant challenges to the region’s growth environment, such as the anticipated impact of Brexit and the regional COVID-19 vaccination drive, among many others. The major sub-pillars used to measure each country's performance are Innovation in Education, Healthcare, Environment, Infrastructure, Human Rights, and Security.
In this research, Frost & Sullivan indexes the top 10 economies in the whole of Europe, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe to determine what makes them the regional leaders. In addition, 5 case studies offer a deep dive into the innovation and growth environment of Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Switzerland, including a unique Frost Perspective that can be leveraged to enhance economic growth. The Radar is intended to empower governments, policy-makers, investors, and businesses to identify strategic imperatives for future growth.
Key Issues Addressed
- What are the regional strategic imperatives for the governments in Europe?
- Which countries are the regional leaders for innovation?
- Which countries are the regional leaders for growth?
- How does Eastern Europe compare to Western Europe's economic development?
- What are the driving forces for change in Europe?
- What policies and plans have aided in economic growth?
- What is the future growth potential of the European economies?

Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Top 10 Countries in Europe
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Europe Competitive Environment
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Eastern Europe—Top 10 Countries
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Eastern Europe Competitive Environment
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Western Europe—Top 10 Countries
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Western Europe Competitive Environment
Germany
Norway
United Kingdom
Denmark
Switzerland
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Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform
Growth Index
Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.
- Market Share (previous 3 years)
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This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™. - Growth Pipeline
This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities. - Vision and Strategy
This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision? - Sales and Marketing
This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.
Innovation Index
Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.
- INNOVATION SCALABILITY
This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals. - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline. - PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue. - MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline. - CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.
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- GROWTH POTENTIAL
Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action. - BEST PRACTICES
Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry. - COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment. - CUSTOMER VALUE
Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition. - PARTNER POTENTIAL
Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.
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Key Issues Addressed
- What are the regional strategic imperatives for the governments in Europe?
- Which countries are the regional leaders for innovation?
- Which countries are the regional leaders for growth?
- How does Eastern Europe compare to Western Europe's economic development?
- What are the driving forces for change in Europe?
- What policies and plans have aided in economic growth?
- What is the future growth potential of the European economies?
| Deliverable Type | Frost Radar |
|---|---|
| No Index | No |
| Podcast | No |
| Author | Sambhavy Shrestha |
| Industries | Cross Industries |
| WIP Number | PB6A-01-00-00-00 |
| Is Prebook | No |
| GPS Codes | 9A7B-EM |
Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Europe, 2020
Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom Emerge as the European Leaders
18-Jun-2021
Europe
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