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    Asia · #99 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.4▼ -2.5 YoY
    ●●○0.75IEPA COMPOSITE
    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
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇯Tajikistan36.4🇻🇪Venezuela36.1🇲🇿Mozambique35.7🇹🇲Turkmenistan35.7
    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
    Fars Science and Technology Park - FSTP
    Science & tech parks · Shiraz
    Isfahan Science & Technology Town (ISTT)
    Science & tech parks · Isfahan
    Ilam University
    Universities & research bodies · Īlām · 1355
    Lorestan University
    Universities & research bodies · Khorramabad · 1356
    Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
    Corporate R&D · Karaj · 1924
    National Iranian Oil Company (Iran)
    Corporate R&D · Tehran · 1951
    Agricultural Research & Education Organization
    Research organizations · Tehran · 1924
    Geological Survey of Iran
    Research organizations · Tehran · 1962
    Children's Medical Center
    Health research · Tehran · 1337
    Dr. Daneshbod Labratory
    Health research · Shiraz · 1365
    Ministry of Justice, Iran
    Government bodies · Tehran · 1906
    Archifab Studio
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Tehran
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