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Complexity Outlook Index, 2000

2000, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Complexity Outlook Index, 2000 covers 144 countries. China is highest, at 2.734; Germany is lowest, at -1.592. The middle country reads -0.054. Against 1999, 140 values changed (74 up, 66 down), 4 countries joined.

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Complexity Outlook Index · Data for 2000

HighestChina

2.734

LowestGermany

-1.592

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, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 144 countries · select a heading to sort

Complexity Outlook Index, 2000: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.
ChinaCHNEastern Asia2.734
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2.498
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.967
SpainESPSouthern Europe1.933
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1.901
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.870
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.811
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1.784
BulgariaBGREastern Europe1.724
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.706
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.674
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.534
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.389
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1.373
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.357
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.347
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.328
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.326
HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.165
PanamaPANCentral America1.118
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.113
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe1.068
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.038
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.035
BrazilBRASouth America1.014

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China2.734
  2. India2.498
  3. Hong Kong1.967
  4. Spain1.933
  5. South Africa1.901

Lowest

  1. Germany-1.592
  2. Nigeria-1.338
  3. Guinea-1.324
  4. Mauritania-1.318
  5. Laos-1.314

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.054. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 140values changed, of 140 in both
  • 74 · 66rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Botswana+ Namibia+ Eswatini+ South Africa

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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 2000.

  • 138 distinct values among 144

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share -1.150. 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 144 countries has every column.

05The 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 (2000). Complexity Outlook Index, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/complexity-outlook/2000

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07Questions

Complexity Outlook Index, 2000: questions and answers

Which country has the highest complexity outlook in Complexity Outlook Index, 2000?

China, at 2.734, of the 144 countries in the file.

What year does Complexity Outlook Index, 2000 describe?

2000.

How many countries does Complexity Outlook Index, 2000 cover?

144.

Where can I download Complexity Outlook Index, 2000?

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, 2000 the newest?

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

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