Data for 2019

Economic Complexity Index, 2019

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2019
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2019, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2019 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.047; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -2.227. The middle country reads 0.030. Against 2018, 145 values changed (77 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2019

HighestJapan

2.047

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-2.227

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

145countries
1measure
2019the 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.047
2	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.807
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.758
4	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.757
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.681
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.544
7	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.478
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.405
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.376
10	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.375
11	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.366
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.309
13	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.301
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.294
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.265
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.235
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.234
18	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.230
19	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.213
20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.186
21	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.178
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.154
23	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.069
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.060
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.042
26	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	1.031
27	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1.020
28	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.007
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.962
30	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.954
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.953
32	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.924
33	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.916
34	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.892
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.879
36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.833
37	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.804
38	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.732
39	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.720
40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.719
41	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.718
42	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.703
43	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.701
44	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.690
45	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.687
46	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.658
47	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.643
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.598
49	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.597
50	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.592
51	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.568
52	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.481
53	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.472
54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.424
55	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.403
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.382
57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.335
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.322
59	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.318
60	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.317
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.257
62	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.234
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.203
64	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.150
65	Colombia`COL`South America	0.140
66	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.138
67	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.104
68	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.103
69	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.103
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.091
71	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.063
72	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.060
73	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.030
74	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.021
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.034
76	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.059
77	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.075
78	Uruguay`URY`South America	-0.086
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.108
80	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.130
81	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.156
82	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.177
83	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.187
84	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.243
85	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.274
86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.292
87	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.322
88	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.376
89	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.397
90	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.422
91	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.424
92	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.494
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.498
94	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.530
95	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.552
96	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.649
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.657
98	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.671
99	Peru`PER`South America	-0.680
100	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.698
101	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.705
102	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.720
103	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.784
104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.785
105	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.785
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.799
107	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.854
108	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.960
109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.961
110	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.010
111	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.021
112	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.023
113	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.035
114	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.052
115	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.058
116	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.068
117	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.089
118	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.101
119	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.109
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.146
121	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.157
122	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.176
123	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.178
124	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.180
125	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.185
126	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.225
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.234
128	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.246
129	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.267
130	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.274
131	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.295
132	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.322
133	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.505
134	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.514
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.533
136	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.630
137	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.655
138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.783
139	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.922
140	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.975
141	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.989
142	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.042
143	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-2.142
144	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.160
145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.227

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.047
#2South Korea1.807
#3Switzerland1.758
#4Taiwan1.757
#5Singapore1.681

Lowest

#145Equatorial Guinea-2.227
#144Guinea-2.160
#143Yemen-2.142
#142DR Congo-2.042
#141Nigeria-1.989

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.030. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
77 · 68rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Papua New Guinea-2.398 → -1.514+0.884
Angola-1.604 → -1.101+0.503
Chad-2.118 → -1.630+0.488
Kuwait-0.061 → 0.318+0.379
Cuba-0.894 → -0.552+0.342

Fell most

Tanzania-0.025 → -0.961−0.936
Benin-0.637 → -1.246−0.609
Guinea-1.708 → -2.160−0.452
Honduras-0.429 → -0.720−0.291
Mauritania-1.508 → -1.783−0.275

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 2019.
143 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.103. 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 (2019). Economic Complexity Index, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2019

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