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Consumer Health in Iraq

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  • 54 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: Iraq
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4852300
Retail value sales of consumer health are expected to rise in current terms in Iraq in 2025. This growth is being driven by rapid urbanisation, increased consumer awareness - particularly around supplements - and frequent over-prescription by healthcare professionals. These trends are ongoing and are expected to continue shaping both the market and consumer behaviour in the coming years.

The Consumer Health in Iraq report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Consumer health in 2025: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2025
  • Competitive landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for consumer health?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 5 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
ANALGESICS
  • Key Data Findings
  • 2025 Developments
  • Rise in self-medication supports growth
  • Local brands widely consumed
  • Pharmacies dominates
  • Prospects and Opportunities
  • Population growth and urbanisation set to drive growth
  • Local producers set to control economy and mid-priced market
  • Growing concern about addiction
  • Category Data
  • Table 10 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 11 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 12 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 13 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 15 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES
  • Lifestyle changes contribute to rising demand
  • Piodol stays out in front
  • Pharmacies dominates sales
  • Lifestyle changes and environmental factors to support growth
  • Potential for herbal/traditional cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies
  • Growing emphasis on self-medication
  • Table 16 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES
  • Rising demand amongst middle-aged urban consumers
  • Small brands gain share
  • Dynamic growth for health and personal care stores
  • Lifestyle patterns and dietary habits to support demand
  • Increasing competition
  • Cautionary use
  • Table 22 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 24 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 25 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DERMATOLOGICALS
  • Strong rise in demand amongst female consumers
  • Fragmented competitive landscape
  • Pharmacies dominates, but consumers value advice from beauty experts
  • Growing focus on appearance
  • Shift from beauty to health focus
  • Opportunities for higher-margin products
  • Table 28 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WOUND CARE
  • Businesses play key role
  • Marko Group to retain lead despite share loss
  • Pharmacies and health and personal care stores lead fragmented distribution landscape
  • More intensive focus on health and hygiene
  • Limited range of products
  • Legislation a key driver
  • Table 34 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 35 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 38 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 39 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
  • Strong demand for vitamins and dietary supplements
  • Hansa-pharm Dr Winter GmbH leads the way
  • Consumers willing to explore alternative distribution channels
  • Rising sales, while competitive landscape expected to undergo changes
  • Waning role for doctors
  • Strong influence of health and wellness trend
  • Table 40 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 41 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 44 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING
  • Rising demand despite challenges
  • Onlefit leads fragmented competitive landscape
  • Beauty specialists sees strong growth
  • Potential for further development
  • Changing approaches to weight management and wellbeing and challenge from informal products
  • Strong demand for convenient quick fixes
  • Table 46 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 47 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 48 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 49 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SPORTS NUTRITION
  • Strong growth despite notable challenges
  • Competitive environment complicated by direct imports and counterfeit products
  • Specialist stores dominate
  • Young male consumers driving growth
  • Health and wellness trend expanding the consumer base
  • More formal importation and distribution could spur category development
  • Table 52 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 53 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 54 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 55 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 57 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
  • Preventive usage underpins demand
  • Lack of strong domestic producers
  • Limited distribution and unpackaged alternatives
  • Growing demand supported by use over longer term
  • Competition from OTC products and unpackaged alternatives
  • Consumers using herbal/traditional products in long-term wellness regimens
  • Table 58 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 59 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2025-2030