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    Asia · #101 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.8▼ -2.6 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE

    Iran scores 36.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #101 of 117 economies. That is down 2.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 54.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 17.7. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.250.50.751
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #87of 145 ranked economies▲ 1 place since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024687786101
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.97% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    191
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -0.07
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.38
    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
    Minerals24 of 48 made · 71% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies24 of 104 made · 51% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals29 of 157 made · 40% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods14 of 78 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture17 of 200 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts9 of 155 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 10% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 23% of that cluster today, and 51% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 7% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 118 OF 191 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Poultry$33B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.24
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 405 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Q3 2026: Billion-Dollar Rounds Steal the Show, but Mask a Narrowing Market - Foley & Lardner LLP
    Google News · Iran · Startups & Innovation · Oct 13 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇧🇴Bolivia36.2→🇲🇿Mozambique34.0→🇻🇪Venezuela34.0→🇹🇿Tanzania36.4→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    563organizations indexed across 7 types · 552 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    442
    Health research
    50
    Government bodies
    22
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    17
    Research organizations
    13
    Corporate R&D
    12
    Science & tech parks
    7
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 563 indexed
    Yazd Science & Technology Park (YSTP)
    Science & tech parks · Yazd
    Gonbad Kavous University
    Universities & research bodies · Gonbad-e Kāvūs · 1983
    Salman Farsi University of Kazerun
    Universities & research bodies · Iranshahr · 1983
    International Scientific Network
    Corporate R&D · Tehran · 2021
    Payeshgar Tadbir Afzar (Iran)
    Corporate R&D · Tehran · 2006
    Payampersa Language Institute
    Research organizations · Zarrīn Shahr
    Iranian Homeopathic Association
    Research organizations · Tehran · 1976
    Children's Medical Center
    Health research · Tehran · 1337
    Roozbeh Hospital
    Health research · Tehran · 1898
    Iran's National Elites Foundation
    Government bodies · Tehran · 2004
    Archifab Studio
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Tehran
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    Iran: common questions

    What is Iran's IEPA score?
    Iran scores 36.8 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #101 of 117 economies.
    What is Iran's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 54.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Iran back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 17.7, 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 Iran compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Bolivia (36.2), Mozambique (34.0), Venezuela (34.0), Tanzania (36.4).
    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 Iran →