Data for 2009

Economic Complexity Index, 2009

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2009
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2009, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2009 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.960; Sudan is lowest, at -2.827. The middle country reads 0.099. Against 2008, 144 values changed (64 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2009

HighestJapan

1.960

LowestSudan

-2.827

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

145countries
1measure
2009the 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.960
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.676
3	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.607
4	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.562
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.523
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.487
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.485
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.420
9	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.388
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.371
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.309
12	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.306
13	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.300
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.288
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.223
16	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.183
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.183
18	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.151
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.124
20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.118
21	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.096
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.057
23	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.040
24	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.023
25	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.007
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.004
27	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.984
28	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.971
29	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.949
30	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.924
31	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.889
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.852
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.828
34	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.810
35	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.786
36	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.767
37	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.764
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.723
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.710
40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.690
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.689
42	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.686
43	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.672
44	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.656
45	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.630
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.571
47	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.540
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.514
49	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.504
50	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.504
51	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.503
52	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.485
53	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.483
54	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.482
55	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.448
56	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.423
57	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.413
58	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.411
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.393
60	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.373
61	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.357
62	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.349
63	Colombia`COL`South America	0.331
64	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.323
65	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.276
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.264
67	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.236
68	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.189
69	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.184
70	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.164
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.140
72	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.120
73	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.099
74	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.090
75	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.083
76	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.058
77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.009
78	Chile`CHL`South America	0.004
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.003
80	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.097
81	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.114
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.128
83	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.176
84	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.215
85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.222
86	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.234
87	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.239
88	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.253
89	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.254
90	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.286
91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.307
92	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.313
93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.401
94	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.410
95	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.489
96	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.508
97	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.532
98	Peru`PER`South America	-0.539
99	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.575
100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.580
101	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.601
102	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.617
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.654
104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.666
105	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.678
106	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.679
107	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.749
108	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.812
109	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.823
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.831
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.866
112	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.900
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.910
114	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.913
115	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.926
116	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.965
117	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.965
118	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.966
119	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.987
120	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.008
121	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.062
122	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.071
123	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.083
124	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.090
125	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.113
126	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.136
127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.172
128	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.215
129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.229
130	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.315
131	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.336
132	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.345
133	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.377
134	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.378
135	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.397
136	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.471
137	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.650
138	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.783
139	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.818
140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.893
141	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.018
142	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.306
143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-2.363
144	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.383
145	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.827

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.960
#2Switzerland1.676
#3Taiwan1.607
#4South Korea1.562
#5Finland1.523

Lowest

#145Sudan-2.827
#144Papua New Guinea-2.383
#143Mauritania-2.363
#142Myanmar-2.306
#141DR Congo-2.018

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.099. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 145 in both
64 · 80rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Chad-2.671 → -1.071+1.600
Iraq-1.825 → -0.575+1.250
Equatorial Guinea-1.003 → -0.286+0.717
Liberia-1.402 → -0.749+0.653
Gabon-1.199 → -0.679+0.520

Fell most

Niger-0.460 → -0.987−0.527
Mali-0.580 → -1.083−0.503
Laos-1.344 → -1.818−0.474
Haiti-1.356 → -1.783−0.427
Uzbekistan-0.642 → -0.965−0.323

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 2009.
142 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.183. 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 (2009). Economic Complexity Index, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2009

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