Data for 2013

Economic Complexity Index, 2013

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2013
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2013, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2013 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.016; Chad is lowest, at -2.850. The middle country reads 0.014. Against 2012, 143 values changed (76 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2013

HighestJapan

2.016

LowestChad

-2.850

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

145countries
1measure
2013the 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

The table

Every country and every column of Economic Complexity Index, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.016
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.750
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.659
4	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.636
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.537
6	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.493
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.483
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.452
9	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.426
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.402
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.370
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.322
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.295
14	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.266
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.265
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.245
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.213
18	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.209
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.206
20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.163
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.104
22	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.086
23	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.083
24	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.039
25	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.035
26	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.995
27	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.966
28	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.954
29	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.946
30	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.934
31	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.930
32	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.891
33	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.866
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.863
35	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.847
36	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.823
37	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.801
38	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.801
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.782
40	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.765
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.739
42	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.693
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.664
44	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.641
45	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.593
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.579
47	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.576
48	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.571
49	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.569
50	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.566
51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.557
52	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.531
53	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.531
54	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.411
55	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.406
56	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.404
57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.379
58	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.371
59	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.334
60	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.325
61	Colombia`COL`South America	0.295
62	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.292
63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.259
64	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.223
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.211
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.179
67	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.149
68	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.123
69	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.106
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.086
71	Chile`CHL`South America	0.062
72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.017
73	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.014
74	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.002
75	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.018
76	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.023
77	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.106
78	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.144
79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.161
80	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.164
81	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.189
82	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.206
83	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.227
84	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.233
85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.240
86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.264
87	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.327
88	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.350
89	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.355
90	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.371
91	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.389
92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.434
93	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.478
94	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.484
95	Peru`PER`South America	-0.485
96	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.489
97	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.512
98	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.542
99	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.619
100	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.632
101	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.638
102	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.651
103	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.688
104	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.702
105	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.749
106	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.751
107	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.763
108	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.795
109	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.801
110	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.862
111	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.875
112	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.879
113	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.939
114	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.001
115	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.033
116	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.065
117	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.077
118	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.097
119	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.158
120	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.160
121	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.193
122	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.214
123	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.224
124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.249
125	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.274
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.285
127	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.308
128	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.318
129	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.329
130	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.455
131	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.514
132	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.546
133	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.599
134	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.621
135	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.717
136	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.881
137	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.980
138	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.987
139	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.995
140	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.078
141	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-2.092
142	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-2.125
143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.187
144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-2.339
145	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.850

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.016
#2Switzerland1.750
#3South Korea1.659
#4Taiwan1.636
#5Germany1.537

Lowest

#145Chad-2.850
#144Mauritania-2.339
#143Equatorial Guinea-2.187
#142Libya-2.125
#141Angola-2.092

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

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
143values changed, of 145 in both
76 · 67rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Iran-0.701 → -0.144+0.557
Kuwait-0.353 → 0.106+0.459
Guinea-1.906 → -1.546+0.360
Tajikistan-1.634 → -1.274+0.360
Ghana-1.007 → -0.651+0.356

Fell most

Papua New Guinea-1.052 → -1.995−0.943
Armenia0.522 → -0.023−0.545
Mauritania-1.907 → -2.339−0.432
Republic of the Congo-1.093 → -1.514−0.421
Yemen-1.229 → -1.621−0.392

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 2013.
143 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.801. 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.
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Every one of the 145 countries has every column.

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