Data for 2006

Economic Complexity Index, 2006

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2006
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

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

Economic Complexity Index, 2006 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.927; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -2.628. The middle country reads 0.074. Against 2005, 141 values changed (70 up, 71 down), 1 country joined.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2006

HighestJapan

1.927

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-2.628

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

145countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
142distinct 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, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.927
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.581
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.525
4	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.524
5	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.514
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.484
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.419
8	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.357
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.340
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.316
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.262
12	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.233
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.225
14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.219
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.178
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.156
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.143
18	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.128
19	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.125
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.087
21	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.058
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.035
23	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.033
24	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.011
25	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.993
26	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.983
27	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.977
28	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.967
29	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.964
30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.933
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.930
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.868
33	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.862
34	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.841
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.838
36	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.750
37	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.748
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.702
39	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.693
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.691
41	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.647
42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.645
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.642
44	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.640
45	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.632
46	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.609
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.575
48	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.565
49	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.562
50	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.553
51	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.549
52	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.512
53	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.511
54	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.443
55	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.392
56	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.389
57	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.364
58	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.355
59	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.326
60	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.311
61	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.294
62	Colombia`COL`South America	0.268
63	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.263
64	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.257
65	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.233
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.233
67	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.215
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.214
69	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.212
70	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.166
71	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.129
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.115
73	Chile`CHL`South America	0.074
74	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.064
75	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.061
76	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.031
77	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.029
78	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.009
79	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.014
80	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.018
81	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.027
82	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.032
83	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.052
84	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.064
85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.100
86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.218
87	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.225
88	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.248
89	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.279
90	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.287
91	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.308
92	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.311
93	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.318
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.326
95	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.342
96	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.381
97	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.433
98	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.512
99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.512
100	Peru`PER`South America	-0.547
101	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.564
102	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.574
103	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.574
104	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.632
105	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.648
106	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.657
107	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.670
108	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.731
109	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.795
110	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.824
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.828
112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.841
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.876
114	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.902
115	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.983
116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.028
117	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.063
118	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.073
119	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.115
120	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.129
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.207
122	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.215
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.262
124	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.270
125	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.288
126	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.289
127	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.308
128	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.337
129	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.342
130	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.360
131	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.431
132	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.477
133	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.490
134	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.499
135	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.718
136	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.972
137	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.997
138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.006
139	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.038
140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-2.170
141	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.291
142	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.372
143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.560
144	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-2.616
145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.628

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.927
#2Switzerland1.581
#3Finland1.525
#4Taiwan1.524
#5South Korea1.514

Lowest

#145Equatorial Guinea-2.628
#144Republic of the Congo-2.616
#143Papua New Guinea-2.560
#142Chad-2.372
#141Nigeria-2.291

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.074. “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
141values changed, of 144 in both
70 · 71rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Nigeria-2.807 → -2.291+0.516
Mali-0.990 → -0.648+0.342
Mozambique-1.754 → -1.431+0.323
Eswatini0.575 → 0.841+0.266
Cambodia-1.384 → -1.129+0.255

Fell most

Afghanistan0.020 → -0.657−0.677
Iraq-0.976 → -1.490−0.514
Gabon-1.218 → -1.718−0.500
Mauritania-1.681 → -2.170−0.489
Venezuela0.543 → 0.257−0.286

+ 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

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

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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 2006.
142 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.233. 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 145 countries has every column.

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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2006). Economic Complexity Index, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2006

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