Data for 2014

Economic Complexity Index, 2014

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2014
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2014, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2014 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.014; Chad is lowest, at -2.841. The middle country reads -0.019. Against 2013, 145 values changed (76 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2014

HighestJapan

2.014

LowestChad

-2.841

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

145countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
144distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.014
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.797
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.696
4	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.684
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.545
6	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.498
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.465
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.446
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.439
10	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.414
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.368
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.310
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.305
14	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.261
15	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.261
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.255
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.237
18	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.200
19	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.197
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.192
21	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.164
22	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.128
23	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.095
24	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.062
25	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.030
26	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.007
27	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.961
28	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.958
29	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.957
30	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.941
31	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.909
32	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.906
33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.888
34	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.881
35	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.863
36	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.815
37	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.796
38	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.774
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.764
40	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.762
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.729
42	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.676
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.646
44	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.642
45	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.597
46	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.593
47	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.586
48	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.577
49	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.566
50	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.555
51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.538
52	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.529
53	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.521
54	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.415
55	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.413
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.405
57	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.390
58	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.386
59	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.356
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.318
61	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.303
62	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.300
63	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.279
64	Colombia`COL`South America	0.274
65	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.252
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.237
67	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.130
68	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.098
69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.083
70	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.045
71	Chile`CHL`South America	0.007
72	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.008
73	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.019
74	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.022
75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.031
76	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.076
77	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.096
78	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.143
79	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.156
80	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.175
81	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.181
82	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.206
83	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.273
84	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.279
85	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.321
86	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.324
87	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.346
88	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.391
89	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.402
90	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.404
91	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.423
92	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.436
93	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.458
94	Peru`PER`South America	-0.470
95	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.487
96	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.526
97	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.566
98	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.570
99	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.573
100	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.679
101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.683
102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.691
103	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.709
104	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.748
105	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.776
106	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.781
107	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.794
108	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.801
109	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.806
110	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.846
111	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.896
112	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.906
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.907
114	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.002
115	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.015
116	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.027
117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.041
118	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.051
119	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.065
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.077
121	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.086
122	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.100
123	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.125
124	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.203
125	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.207
126	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.247
127	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.250
128	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.259
129	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.306
130	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.342
131	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.353
132	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.500
133	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.541
134	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.584
135	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.738
136	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.803
137	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.870
138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.030
139	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.122
140	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-2.133
141	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.157
142	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.227
143	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.316
144	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.485
145	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.841

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.014
#2Switzerland1.797
#3South Korea1.696
#4Taiwan1.684
#5Germany1.545

Lowest

#145Chad-2.841
#144Iraq-2.485
#143DR Congo-2.316
#142Papua New Guinea-2.227
#141Sudan-2.157

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.019. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
76 · 69rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mauritania-2.339 → -1.015+1.324
Niger-1.455 → -0.906+0.549
Tajikistan-1.274 → -0.776+0.498
Benin-1.158 → -0.748+0.410
Nigeria-1.987 → -1.584+0.403

Fell most

Cuba-0.227 → -0.801−0.574
Guinea-1.546 → -2.030−0.484
Sudan-1.717 → -2.157−0.440
DR Congo-1.881 → -2.316−0.435
Iraq-2.078 → -2.485−0.407

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 2014.
144 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.261. 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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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2014). Economic Complexity Index, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2014

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