Data for 2015

Economic Complexity Index, 2015

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2015
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2015, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2015 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.091; Papua New Guinea is lowest, at -2.559. The middle country reads -0.060. Against 2014, 144 values changed (73 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2015

HighestJapan

2.091

LowestPapua New Guinea

-2.559

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

145countries
1measure
2015the 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.091
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.836
3	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.748
4	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.748
5	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.585
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.564
7	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.493
8	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.466
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.458
10	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.424
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.405
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.345
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.344
14	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.299
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.288
16	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.285
17	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.275
18	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.251
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.243
20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.204
21	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.177
22	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.175
23	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.127
24	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.063
25	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.054
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.047
27	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.983
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.961
29	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.959
30	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.953
31	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.931
32	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.917
33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.865
34	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.855
35	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.852
36	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.828
37	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.787
38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.784
39	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.769
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.730
41	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.694
42	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.653
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.652
44	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.631
45	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.629
46	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.618
47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.596
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.584
49	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.579
50	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.578
51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.560
52	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.504
53	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.492
54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.374
55	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.367
56	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.364
57	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.360
58	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.359
59	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.333
60	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.291
61	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.276
62	Colombia`COL`South America	0.269
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.262
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.248
65	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.243
66	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.197
67	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.080
68	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.051
69	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.041
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.019
71	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.016
72	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.052
73	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.060
74	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.066
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.078
76	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.107
77	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.114
78	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.149
79	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.163
80	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.171
81	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.209
82	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.221
83	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.259
84	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.273
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.300
86	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.315
87	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.323
88	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.432
89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.450
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.453
91	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.479
92	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.505
93	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.525
94	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.540
95	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.544
96	Peru`PER`South America	-0.556
97	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.557
98	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.576
99	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.607
100	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.654
101	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.714
102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.729
103	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.752
104	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.780
105	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.781
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.796
107	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.823
108	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.832
109	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.860
110	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.905
111	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.909
112	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.923
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.946
114	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.959
115	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.969
116	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.998
117	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.105
118	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.110
119	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.125
120	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.207
121	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.250
122	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.275
123	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.280
124	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.290
125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.306
126	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.308
127	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.320
128	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.329
129	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.354
130	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.377
131	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.416
132	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.485
133	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.489
134	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.569
135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.610
136	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.618
137	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.700
138	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.705
139	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.748
140	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.888
141	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.908
142	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.071
143	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.087
144	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.275
145	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.559

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.091
#2Switzerland1.836
#4South Koreashared1.748
#3Taiwanshared1.748
#5Germany1.585

Lowest

#145Papua New Guinea-2.559
#144Iraq-2.275
#143Sudan-2.087
#142Chad-2.071
#141Mauritania-1.908

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.060. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 145 in both
73 · 71rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Angola-2.133 → -0.544+1.589
Chad-2.841 → -2.071+0.770
DR Congo-2.316 → -1.748+0.568
Equatorial Guinea-2.122 → -1.705+0.417
Guinea-2.030 → -1.618+0.412

Fell most

Mauritania-1.015 → -1.908−0.893
Tajikistan-0.776 → -1.290−0.514
Liberia-1.207 → -1.610−0.403
Niger-0.906 → -1.308−0.402
Afghanistan-1.027 → -1.377−0.350

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 2015.
144 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.748. 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.

05The files

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Growth Lab at Harvard University (2015). Economic Complexity Index, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2015

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