Data for 2007

Economic Complexity Index, 2007

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2007
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2007, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2007 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.970; Papua New Guinea is lowest, at -2.677. The middle country reads -0.008. Against 2006, 145 values changed (71 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2007

HighestJapan

1.970

LowestPapua New Guinea

-2.677

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

145countries
1measure
2007the 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

The table

Every country and every column of Economic Complexity Index, 2007, 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, 2007: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.970
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.660
3	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.598
4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.582
5	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.556
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.525
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.468
8	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.383
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.368
10	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.321
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.312
12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.296
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.285
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.261
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.203
16	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.181
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.175
18	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.139
19	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.139
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.105
21	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.051
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.049
23	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.043
24	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.016
25	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.012
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.002
27	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.988
28	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.977
29	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.944
30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.943
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.902
32	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.875
33	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.869
34	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.847
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.807
36	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.804
37	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.762
38	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.735
39	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.724
40	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.723
41	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.713
42	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.704
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.679
44	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.675
45	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.642
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.614
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.589
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.586
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.580
50	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.556
51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.555
52	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.538
53	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.536
54	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.532
55	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.523
56	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.511
57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.497
58	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.445
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.440
60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.438
61	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.362
62	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.292
63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.230
64	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.226
65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.195
66	Colombia`COL`South America	0.193
67	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.178
68	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.169
69	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.164
70	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.146
71	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.082
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.057
73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.008
74	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.058
75	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.076
76	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.099
77	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.124
78	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.140
79	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.149
80	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.151
81	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.167
82	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.173
83	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.202
84	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.208
85	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.232
86	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.240
87	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.249
88	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.260
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.296
90	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.296
91	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.338
92	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.350
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.354
94	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.410
95	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.441
96	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.502
97	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.603
98	Peru`PER`South America	-0.618
99	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.618
100	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.628
101	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.635
102	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.649
103	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.674
104	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.695
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.707
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.717
107	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.738
108	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.769
109	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.802
110	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.812
111	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.829
112	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.836
113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.845
114	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.867
115	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.952
116	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.969
117	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.981
118	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.993
119	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.120
120	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.144
121	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.177
122	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.200
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.235
124	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.265
125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.268
126	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.290
127	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.349
128	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.365
129	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.383
130	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.401
131	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.410
132	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.414
133	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.425
134	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.590
135	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.625
136	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.716
137	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.763
138	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.953
139	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.976
140	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.986
141	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.146
142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.230
143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-2.242
144	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.316
145	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.677

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.970
#2Switzerland1.660
#3Taiwan1.598
#4Finland1.582
#5South Korea1.556

Lowest

#145Papua New Guinea-2.677
#144Chad-2.316
#143Mauritania-2.242
#142Guinea-2.230
#141Iraq-2.146

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.008. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
71 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Equatorial Guinea-2.628 → -0.952+1.676
Republic of the Congo-2.616 → -1.716+0.900
Gabon-1.718 → -1.177+0.541
Nigeria-2.291 → -1.763+0.528
Cameroon-1.337 → -0.829+0.508

Fell most

Cuba0.129 → -0.649−0.778
Iraq-1.490 → -2.146−0.656
Iran-0.027 → -0.410−0.383
Malawi-1.270 → -1.590−0.320
Tajikistan-1.063 → -1.383−0.320

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 2007.
142 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.139. 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 (2007). Economic Complexity Index, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2007

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