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Iraq

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Asia · #114 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available

29.7▲ +0.6 YoY

●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE

SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE

IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026

CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP

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.

CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER

3.44% / yr

Implied growth

Annual growth the current capability base points to.

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

No recent scored signals for this market.

PEERS · EXTENDED

🇦🇴Angola31.9→🇳🇵Nepal32.6→🇨🇲Cameroon33.7→🇲🇬Madagascar34.1→

ECOSYSTEM DENSITY

IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27

156organizations indexed across 5 types · 154 mapped

Universities & research bodies

128

Research organizations

Government bodies

Fab labs & makerspaces

Health research

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ORGANIZATIONS

a sample of 156 indexed

University of Baghdad

Universities & research bodies · Baghdad · 1957

Mustansiriyah University

Universities & research bodies · Baghdad · 1963

Iraqi Al-Amal Association

Research organizations · Kirkuk · 1992

Shiite Endowment Diwan

Research organizations · Baghdad · 2004

Baghdad Medical City

Health research · Baghdad · 1973

Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Health research · Ad Dīwānīyah · 1982

Ministry of Health

Government bodies · Baghdad · 1920

Erbil Makers Hub

Fab labs & makerspaces · Erbil

Kurdistan Regional Government

Government bodies · Erbil · 1992

Makers of Baghdad

Fab labs & makerspaces · Baghdad

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