Data for 2011

Economic Complexity Index, 2011

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2011
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2011, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2011 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.080; Sudan is lowest, at -2.435. The middle country reads -0.014. Against 2010, 145 values changed (71 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2011

HighestJapan

2.080

LowestSudan

-2.435

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

145countries
1measure
2011the year it describes
141distinct 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.080
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.768
3	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.696
4	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.688
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.572
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.569
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.546
8	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.521
9	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.493
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.429
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.411
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.382
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.363
14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.331
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.291
16	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.265
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.192
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.184
19	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.182
20	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.176
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.150
22	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.147
23	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.092
24	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.083
25	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.055
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.050
27	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.048
28	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.034
29	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.965
30	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.954
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.938
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.927
33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.885
34	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.825
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.822
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.786
37	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.783
38	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.783
39	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.781
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.780
41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.714
42	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.710
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.696
44	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.601
45	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.600
46	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.582
47	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.573
48	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.567
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.565
50	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.540
51	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.503
52	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.480
53	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.480
54	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.427
55	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.424
56	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.371
57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.364
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.327
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.308
60	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.308
61	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.297
62	Colombia`COL`South America	0.252
63	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.213
64	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.202
65	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.198
66	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.178
67	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.154
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.117
69	Chile`CHL`South America	0.030
70	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.029
71	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.026
72	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.005
73	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.014
74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.075
75	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.105
76	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.138
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.148
78	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.171
79	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.183
80	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.203
81	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-0.258
82	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.262
83	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.273
84	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.285
85	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.300
86	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.312
87	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.333
88	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.358
89	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.369
90	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.387
91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.428
92	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.465
93	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.472
94	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.478
95	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.517
96	Peru`PER`South America	-0.525
97	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.613
98	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.619
99	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.623
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.688
101	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.692
102	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.749
103	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.795
104	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.797
105	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.799
106	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.816
107	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.842
108	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.842
109	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.857
110	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.881
111	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.911
112	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.918
113	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.931
114	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.972
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.001
116	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.015
117	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.051
118	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.095
119	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.131
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.138
121	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.181
122	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.191
123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.203
124	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.285
125	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.290
126	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.353
127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.380
128	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.384
129	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.412
130	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.426
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.450
132	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.466
133	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.499
134	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.538
135	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.574
136	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.588
137	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.593
138	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.611
139	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.680
140	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.780
141	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.789
142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.070
143	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-2.223
144	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.255
145	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.435

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.080
#2Switzerland1.768
#3Taiwan1.696
#4South Korea1.688
#5Germany1.572

Lowest

#145Sudan-2.435
#144Chad-2.255
#143Turkmenistan-2.223
#142Guinea-2.070
#141Myanmar-1.789

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.014. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 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

DR Congo-1.311 → -0.258+1.053
Papua New Guinea-2.235 → -1.426+0.809
Mauritania-2.273 → -1.593+0.680
Liberia-1.117 → -0.478+0.639
Republic of the Congo-1.394 → -0.816+0.578

Fell most

Chad-0.783 → -2.255−1.472
Afghanistan-0.162 → -0.918−0.756
Burkina Faso-0.798 → -1.538−0.740
Turkmenistan-1.501 → -2.223−0.722
Niger-0.527 → -1.015−0.488

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 2011.
141 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.783. 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 (2011). Economic Complexity Index, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2011

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