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Complexity Outlook Index, 2003

2003, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Complexity Outlook Index, 2003 covers 144 countries. India is highest, at 2.596; Malawi is lowest, at -1.325. The middle country reads -0.167. Against 2002, 143 values changed (66 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Complexity Outlook Index · Data for 2003

HighestIndia

2.596

LowestMalawi

-1.325

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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2.596
ChinaCHNEastern Asia2.285
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2.129
SpainESPSouthern Europe2.047
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.875
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.800
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1.729
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.680
BulgariaBGREastern Europe1.625
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.607
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.564
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.461
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.418
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.414
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.403
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.260
SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.228
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.227
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1.210
FranceFRAWestern Europe1.183
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.181
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.173
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe1.114
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.094
BrazilBRASouth America1.092

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. India2.596
  2. China2.285
  3. South Africa2.129
  4. Spain2.047
  5. Netherlands1.875

Lowest

  1. Malawi-1.325
  2. Guinea-1.324
  3. Nigeria-1.307
  4. Turkmenistan-1.294
  5. Mauritania-1.256

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.167. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 143values changed, of 144 in both
  • 66 · 77rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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 2003.

  • 140 distinct values among 144

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.779. 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 (2003). Complexity Outlook Index, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/complexity-outlook/2003

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07Questions

Complexity Outlook Index, 2003: questions and answers

Which country has the highest complexity outlook in Complexity Outlook Index, 2003?

India, at 2.596, of the 144 countries in the file.

What year does Complexity Outlook Index, 2003 describe?

2003.

How many countries does Complexity Outlook Index, 2003 cover?

144.

Where can I download Complexity Outlook Index, 2003?

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, 2003 the newest?

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

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