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Complexity Outlook Index, 2006

2006, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Complexity Outlook Index, 2006 covers 145 countries. India is highest, at 2.556; Germany is lowest, at -2.001. The middle country reads 0.001. Against 2005, 144 values changed (69 up, 75 down), 1 country joined.

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Complexity Outlook Index · Data for 2006

HighestIndia

2.556

LowestGermany

-2.001

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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 145 countries · select a heading to sort

Complexity Outlook Index, 2006: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2.556
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.874
SpainESPSouthern Europe1.868
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1.805
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1.718
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.678
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.578
ChinaCHNEastern Asia1.575
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe1.538
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.481
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.472
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.461
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1.436
BulgariaBGREastern Europe1.411
KenyaKENEastern Africa1.359
LatviaLVANorthern Europe1.349
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.333
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.311
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.306
GuatemalaGTMCentral America1.270
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.182
CanadaCANNorthern America1.134
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.129
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.066
BrazilBRASouth America1.065

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. India2.556
  2. Portugal1.874
  3. Spain1.868
  4. Lebanon1.805
  5. Türkiye1.718

Lowest

  1. Germany-2.001
  2. Mauritania-1.313
  3. Sudan-1.306
  4. Yemen-1.304
  5. Papua New Guinea-1.296

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.001. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 144values changed, of 144 in both
  • 69 · 75rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Serbia

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 2006.

  • 140 distinct values among 145

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.815. 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 145 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 (2006). Complexity Outlook Index, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/complexity-outlook/2006

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07Questions

Complexity Outlook Index, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest complexity outlook in Complexity Outlook Index, 2006?

India, at 2.556, of the 145 countries in the file.

What year does Complexity Outlook Index, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Complexity Outlook Index, 2006 cover?

145.

Where can I download Complexity Outlook Index, 2006?

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, 2006 the newest?

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

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