Data for 2005

Economic Complexity Index, 2005

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2005
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2005, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2005 covers 144 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.912; Nigeria is lowest, at -2.807. The middle country reads 0.051. Against 2004, 144 values changed (74 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2005

HighestJapan

1.912

LowestNigeria

-2.807

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

144countries
1measure
2005the 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, 2005, 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, 2005: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.912
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.582
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.552
4	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.541
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.484
6	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.447
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.423
8	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.357
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.342
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.303
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.290
12	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.266
13	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.232
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.219
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.188
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.187
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.146
18	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.130
19	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.113
20	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.108
21	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.082
22	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.073
23	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.055
24	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.022
25	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.002
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.002
27	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.955
28	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.942
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.935
30	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.934
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.926
32	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.861
33	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.809
34	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.760
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.751
36	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.750
37	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.716
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.687
39	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.655
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.649
41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.647
42	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.634
43	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.631
44	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.623
45	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.584
46	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.577
47	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.575
48	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.566
49	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.544
50	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.543
51	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.540
52	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.512
53	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.478
54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.464
55	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.449
56	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.416
57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.415
58	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.398
59	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.397
60	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.340
61	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.332
62	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.319
63	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.299
64	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.292
65	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.269
66	Colombia`COL`South America	0.245
67	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.192
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.164
69	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.132
70	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.081
71	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.079
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.054
73	Chile`CHL`South America	0.048
74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.040
75	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.021
76	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.020
77	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.013
78	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.003
79	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.011
80	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.107
81	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.115
82	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.119
83	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.133
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.134
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.154
86	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.206
87	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.212
88	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.228
89	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.241
90	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.274
91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.289
92	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.311
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.318
94	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.367
95	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.370
96	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.406
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.408
98	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.441
99	Peru`PER`South America	-0.448
100	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.504
101	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.514
102	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.520
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.525
104	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.529
105	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.750
106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.766
107	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.768
108	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.868
109	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.884
110	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.920
111	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.940
112	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.959
113	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.976
114	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.990
115	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.995
116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.019
117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.022
118	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.042
119	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.094
120	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.096
121	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.131
122	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.152
123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.177
124	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.179
125	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.212
126	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.218
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.242
128	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.280
129	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.312
130	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.381
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.384
132	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.388
133	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.414
134	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.681
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.754
136	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.921
137	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.954
138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.085
139	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.243
140	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.400
141	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-2.407
142	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.472
143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.589
144	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.807

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.912
#2Switzerland1.582
#3Finland1.552
#4Taiwan1.541
#5Germany1.484

Lowest

#144Nigeria-2.807
#143Papua New Guinea-2.589
#142Chad-2.472
#141Republic of the Congo-2.407
#140Equatorial Guinea-2.400

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.051. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 144 in both
74 · 70rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda-1.430 → -0.520+0.910
Niger-0.773 → -0.212+0.561
Botswana-0.739 → -0.311+0.428
Ethiopia-1.526 → -1.152+0.374
Afghanistan-0.322 → 0.020+0.342

Fell most

Papua New Guinea-1.536 → -2.589−1.053
Mozambique-0.971 → -1.754−0.783
Iraq-0.357 → -0.976−0.619
Gabon-0.672 → -1.218−0.546
Liberia-0.786 → -1.212−0.426

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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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 2005.
143 distinct values among 144
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.002. 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.

05The files

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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2005). Economic Complexity Index, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2005

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