Data for 2001

Economic Complexity Index, 2001

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2001
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2001, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2001 covers 144 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.007; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at -2.532. The middle country reads 0.047. Against 2000, 142 values changed (82 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2001

HighestJapan

2.007

LowestRepublic of the Congo

-2.532

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

144countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
144distinct 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, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.007
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.706
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.574
4	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.566
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.548
6	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.461
7	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.425
8	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.421
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.409
10	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.358
11	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.338
12	United States`USA`Northern America	1.313
13	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.293
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.262
15	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.233
16	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.219
17	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.194
18	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.169
19	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.146
20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.119
21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.086
22	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.066
23	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.065
24	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.060
25	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.057
26	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.008
27	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.982
28	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.951
29	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.935
30	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.929
31	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.924
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.885
33	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.823
34	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.805
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.689
36	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.681
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.668
38	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.655
39	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.654
40	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.648
41	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.642
42	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.636
43	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.610
44	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.607
45	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.598
46	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.596
47	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.592
48	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.576
49	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.568
50	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.551
51	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.516
52	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.489
53	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.481
54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.449
55	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.411
56	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.392
57	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.385
58	Colombia`COL`South America	0.364
59	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.351
60	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.340
61	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.328
62	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.314
63	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.254
64	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.229
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.214
66	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.169
67	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.139
68	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.133
69	Chile`CHL`South America	0.120
70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.103
71	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.101
72	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.066
73	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.028
74	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.001
75	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.028
76	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.034
77	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.087
78	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.116
79	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.119
80	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.187
81	Peru`PER`South America	-0.209
82	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.211
83	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.251
84	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.260
85	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.267
86	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.278
87	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.295
88	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.299
89	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.336
90	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.384
91	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.403
92	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.406
93	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.408
94	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.425
95	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.426
96	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.443
97	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.471
98	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.481
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.501
100	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.533
101	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.553
102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.586
103	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.651
104	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.665
105	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.702
106	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.744
107	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.753
108	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.774
109	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.797
110	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.812
111	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.816
112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.820
113	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.855
114	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.860
115	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.910
116	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.924
117	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.004
118	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.050
119	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.119
120	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.136
121	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.153
122	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.224
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.280
124	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.304
125	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.331
126	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.349
127	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.354
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.369
129	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.439
130	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.446
131	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.500
132	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.527
133	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.534
134	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.660
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.677
136	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.753
137	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.777
138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.832
139	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.950
140	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-2.076
141	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.208
142	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.290
143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.457
144	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-2.532

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.007
#2Switzerland1.706
#3Sweden1.574
#4Germany1.566
#5Finland1.548

Lowest

#144Republic of the Congo-2.532
#143Nigeria-2.457
#142DR Congo-2.290
#141Equatorial Guinea-2.208
#140Angola-2.076

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.047. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
142values changed, of 144 in both
82 · 60rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Equatorial Guinea-3.384 → -2.208+1.176
Liberia-1.122 → -0.665+0.457
Afghanistan-0.453 → -0.119+0.334
Laos-1.978 → -1.660+0.318
Mauritius-0.305 → -0.034+0.271

Fell most

Rwanda-0.636 → -1.500−0.864
Mozambique-0.929 → -1.677−0.748
Libya-0.156 → -0.812−0.656
Qatar-0.042 → -0.553−0.511
DR Congo-1.902 → -2.290−0.388

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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Every one of the 144 countries has every column.

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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2001). Economic Complexity Index, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2001

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