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    Iran

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    Asia · #99 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.4▼ -2.4 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.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 32% on productive capability but the bottom 16% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    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
    🇹🇲Turkmenistan36.5🇻🇪Venezuela36.1🇲🇿Mozambique35.7🇹🇿Tanzania37.3
    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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