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    Asia · #34 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    61.7▲ +0.9 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE

    Qatar scores 61.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #34 of 117 economies. That is up 0.9 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 82.7. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 45.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-20246
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #76of 145 ranked economies▼ 4 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320245865727986
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.84% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    29
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.08
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.99
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 31% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 40% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. 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
    Minerals6 of 48 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals10 of 157 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies4 of 104 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts0 of 155 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture0 of 200 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Textile and Home Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 21 OF 29 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids$9B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +0.93
    Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids$14B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.37 · COMPLEXITY +0.72
    Polyacetals$57B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.28 · COMPLEXITY -0.28
    Ethers$14B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.25 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    Other articles of precious metals$7B world market
    Consumer Goods & RetailOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.72
    Aluminum plates > 0.2 mm$38B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.24 · COMPLEXITY +0.62
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 471 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    The Richest Countries In The World 2026 - WorldAtlas
    Google News · Qatar · Economy & Policy · Oct 6 · Economic Policy
    Aligator Raises $1.2 Million Seed Round to Transform Public Relations with Agentic AI - USA Today
    Google News · Qatar · Startups & Innovation · Sep 30 · Startup Ecosystem
    Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’ - TechCrunch
    Google News · Qatar · Startups & Innovation · Sep 17 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇪🇸Spain62.0→🇲🇳Mongolia62.0→🇵🇱Poland63.4→🇧🇭Bahrain61.8→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    143organizations indexed across 9 types · 136 mapped
    Corporate R&D
    40
    Universities & research bodies
    36
    Research organizations
    22
    Government bodies
    18
    Health research
    13
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    8
    Incubators
    3
    Accelerators
    2
    Science & tech parks
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 143 indexed
    TASMU Accelerator
    Accelerators · Doha
    Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH)
    Accelerators · Doha
    Digital Incubation Center (DIC)
    Incubators · Doha
    Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP)
    Science & tech parks · Doha
    Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
    Universities & research bodies · Doha · 2004
    Gulf English School
    Universities & research bodies · Doha · 1993
    Qatar Mining (Qatar)
    Corporate R&D · Doha · 2010
    General Electric (Qatar)
    Corporate R&D · Doha · 1892
    Qatar Biobank
    Research organizations · Doha · 2012
    Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team
    Research organizations · Doha · 2006
    Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
    Health research · Doha · 2007
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    Qatar: common questions

    What is Qatar's IEPA score?
    Qatar scores 61.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #34 of 117 economies.
    What is Qatar's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 82.7. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Qatar back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 45.0, 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 Qatar compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Spain (62.0), Mongolia (62.0), Poland (63.4), Bahrain (61.8).
    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 Qatar →