The most lucrative sectors in Iran, specifically energy, petrochemicals, and heavy industry, are dominated by state-controlled and state-linked enterprises that act as gatekeepers and constrain private sector growth.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: BTI Project
  Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index

Sources

• Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org BTI Project via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• Iran location
• energy concept
• heavy industry concept