← INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
    🇮🇶

    Iraq

    Extended
    Asia · #115 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    27.7▲ +0.6 YoY
    ●●○0.79IEPA COMPOSITE

    Iraq scores 27.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #115 of 117 economies. That is up 0.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Resilience at 35.0. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 5.1. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262030405060
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-6-4-202
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #130of 145 ranked economies▲ 10 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024107117127145
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.44% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    9
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.46
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.98
    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
    Minerals5 of 48 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture3 of 200 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals0 of 157 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts0 of 155 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods0 of 78 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies0 of 104 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 8 OF 9 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Cleaning products$43B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.87 · COMPLEXITY -0.25
    Cereal foods$8B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 1.65 · COMPLEXITY -0.43
    Bakery products$52B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 1.56 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    Fermented milk products$5B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 1.56 · COMPLEXITY -0.33
    Polymers of propylene$39B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 1.55 · COMPLEXITY +0.21
    Confectionery sugar$16B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 1.53 · COMPLEXITY -0.46
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 478 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    UPSC Key: Casteist Slurs, Iraq Invasion and Rising Sea Level - The Indian Express
    Google News · Iraq · FDI & Investment · Oct 1 · FDI
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇿🇼Zimbabwe25.4→🇲🇲Myanmar25.1→🇦🇴Angola30.0→🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    156organizations indexed across 5 types · 154 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    128
    Research organizations
    12
    Government bodies
    8
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    Health research
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 156 indexed
    Al-Farahidi University
    Universities & research bodies · Baghdad
    American University of Iraq Baghdad
    Universities & research bodies · Baghdad · 2018
    Shiite Endowment Diwan
    Research organizations · Baghdad · 2004
    Iraqi Medical Research Center
    Research organizations · Baghdad · 2022
    Baghdad Medical City
    Health research · Baghdad · 1973
    Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital
    Health research · Ad Dīwānīyah · 1982
    Erbil Makers Hub
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Erbil
    University of Telafer
    Government bodies · Tel Afar District · 2014
    The Foundation Hub
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Koya
    Members get the full directory, filters, and exports.See all 156 organizations →

    Iraq: common questions

    What is Iraq's IEPA score?
    Iraq scores 27.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #115 of 117 economies.
    What is Iraq's strongest zone?
    Resilience, at 35.0. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Iraq back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 5.1, 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 Iraq compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Zimbabwe (25.4), Myanmar (25.1), Angola (30.0), DR Congo (31.3).
    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 Iraq →