Data for 2000

Economic Complexity Index, 2000

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2000
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

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

Economic Complexity Index, 2000 covers 144 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.086; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -3.384. The middle country reads 0.016. Against 1999, 139 values changed (79 up, 60 down), 4 countries joined.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2000

HighestJapan

2.086

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-3.384

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

144countries
1measure
2000the year it describes
143distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Growth Lab at Harvard University’s rank

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Every country and every column of Economic Complexity Index, 2000, as published. The rank is Growth Lab at Harvard University’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Economic Complexity Index, 2000: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.086
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.703
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.633
4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.585
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.584
6	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.442
7	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.400
8	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.398
9	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.332
10	United States`USA`Northern America	1.328
11	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.319
12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.296
13	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.287
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.283
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.271
16	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.230
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.215
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.184
19	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.130
20	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.117
21	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.105
22	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.077
23	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.041
24	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.040
25	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.019
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.008
27	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.939
28	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.912
29	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.905
30	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.896
31	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.881
32	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.802
33	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.789
34	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.785
35	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.707
36	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.703
37	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.682
38	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.670
39	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.668
40	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.663
41	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.662
42	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.652
43	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.623
44	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.580
45	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.575
46	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.562
47	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.560
48	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.555
49	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.548
50	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.492
51	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.487
52	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.470
53	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.457
54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.448
55	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.417
56	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.383
57	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.356
58	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.339
59	Colombia`COL`South America	0.317
60	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.312
61	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.278
62	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.262
63	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.249
64	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.225
65	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.207
66	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.200
67	Chile`CHL`South America	0.191
68	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.161
69	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.113
70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.107
71	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.064
72	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.054
73	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-0.022
74	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.028
75	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.042
76	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.043
77	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.110
78	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.156
79	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.171
80	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.191
81	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.234
82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.262
83	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.268
84	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.271
85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.303
86	Peru`PER`South America	-0.304
87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.305
88	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.326
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.360
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.360
91	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.382
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.403
93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.416
94	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.430
95	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.453
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.466
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.476
98	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.490
99	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.491
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.511
101	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.520
102	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.543
103	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.569
104	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.570
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.636
106	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.645
107	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.689
108	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.750
109	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.758
110	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.763
111	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.779
112	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.780
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.788
114	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.877
115	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.886
116	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.898
117	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.929
118	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.977
119	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.055
120	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.103
121	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.122
122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.124
123	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.199
124	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.202
125	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.230
126	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.263
127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.265
128	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.318
129	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.370
130	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.387
131	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.418
132	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.436
133	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.487
134	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.624
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.691
136	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.843
137	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.902
138	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.978
139	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.982
140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.034
141	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-2.299
142	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.464
143	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-2.734
144	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-3.384

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.086
#2Switzerland1.703
#3Sweden1.633
#4Finland1.585
#5Germany1.584

Lowest

#144Equatorial Guinea-3.384
#143Republic of the Congo-2.734
#142Nigeria-2.464
#141Angola-2.299
#140Guinea-2.034

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.016. “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
139values changed, of 140 in both
79 · 60rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Papua New Guinea-2.839 → -1.691+1.148
DR Congo-2.664 → -1.902+0.762
Mali-1.180 → -0.543+0.637
Guinea-2.590 → -2.034+0.556
Mozambique-1.416 → -0.929+0.487

Fell most

Equatorial Guinea-2.566 → -3.384−0.818
Chad-0.714 → -1.387−0.673
Republic of the Congo-2.166 → -2.734−0.568
Cuba0.043 → -0.466−0.509
Angola-1.840 → -2.299−0.459

+ 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

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

How values are stored

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.
143 distinct values among 144
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.360. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is Growth Lab at Harvard University’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 144 countries has every column.

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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2000). Economic Complexity Index, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2000

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