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Complexity Outlook Index, 1995

1995, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Complexity Outlook Index, 1995 covers 140 countries. China is highest, at 3.151; Germany is lowest, at -2.019. The middle country reads -0.126.

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Complexity Outlook Index · Data for 1995

HighestChina

3.151

LowestGermany

-2.019

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Complexity Outlook Index, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 140 countries · select a heading to sort

Complexity Outlook Index, 1995: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.
ChinaCHNEastern Asia3.151
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia2.446
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia2.298
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2.206
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.923
HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.810
SpainESPSouthern Europe1.740
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1.603
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.533
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.487
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.447
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.433
KenyaKENEastern Africa1.388
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.354
United StatesUSANorthern America1.341
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.281
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.237
BrazilBRASouth America1.190
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1.184
IsraelISRWestern Asia1.175
SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.167
FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.166
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe1.137
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe1.121
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.089

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China3.151
  2. Hong Kong2.446
  3. Taiwan2.298
  4. India2.206
  5. Netherlands1.923

Lowest

  1. Germany-2.019
  2. Laos-1.329
  3. Nigeria-1.291
  4. Papua New Guinea-1.277
  5. Ethiopia-1.274

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.126. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1995.

  • 139 distinct values among 140

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.580. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 140 countries has every column.

04The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Growth Lab at Harvard University (1995). Complexity Outlook Index, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/complexity-outlook/1995

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06Questions

Complexity Outlook Index, 1995: questions and answers

Which country has the highest complexity outlook in Complexity Outlook Index, 1995?

China, at 3.151, of the 140 countries in the file.

What year does Complexity Outlook Index, 1995 describe?

1995.

How many countries does Complexity Outlook Index, 1995 cover?

140.

Where can I download Complexity Outlook Index, 1995?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Complexity Outlook Index, 1995 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Complexity Outlook Index, 2024.

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