Data for 2020

Economic Complexity Index, 2020

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2020
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2020, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2020 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 2.005; Guinea is lowest, at -2.300. The middle country reads 0.047. Against 2019, 145 values changed (69 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2020

HighestJapan

2.005

LowestGuinea

-2.300

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

145countries
1measure
2020the 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.005
2	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.821
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.780
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.725
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.672
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.507
7	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.450
8	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.376
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.375
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.364
11	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.341
12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.326
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.323
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.295
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.293
16	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.249
17	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.235
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.221
19	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.215
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.212
21	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.191
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.126
23	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.052
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.047
25	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	1.037
26	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.025
27	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1.004
28	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.002
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.970
30	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.952
31	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.913
32	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.911
33	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.897
34	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.894
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.868
36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.823
37	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.800
38	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.754
39	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.752
40	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.738
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.727
42	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.711
43	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.703
44	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.702
45	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.683
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.681
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.652
48	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.593
49	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.590
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.532
51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.504
52	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.450
53	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.429
54	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.412
55	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.391
56	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.384
57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.378
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.371
59	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.348
60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.314
61	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.272
62	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.263
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.210
64	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.200
65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.166
66	Colombia`COL`South America	0.151
67	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.110
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.108
69	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.087
70	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.081
71	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.074
72	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.066
73	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.047
74	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.033
75	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.022
76	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.026
77	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.055
78	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.064
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.104
80	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.150
81	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.160
82	Uruguay`URY`South America	-0.164
83	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.226
84	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.232
85	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.240
86	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.263
87	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.269
88	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.278
89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.332
90	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.347
91	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.388
92	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.430
93	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.497
94	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.500
95	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.526
96	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.583
97	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.619
98	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.649
99	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.664
100	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.688
101	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.689
102	Peru`PER`South America	-0.730
103	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.764
104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.786
105	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.833
106	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.861
107	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.899
108	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.909
109	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.909
110	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.928
111	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.949
112	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.969
113	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.035
114	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.054
115	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.063
116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.087
117	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.092
118	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.096
119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.098
120	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.116
121	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.117
122	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.121
123	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.133
124	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.135
125	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.147
126	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.154
127	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.191
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.200
129	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.203
130	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.209
131	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.397
132	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.427
133	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.437
134	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.449
135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.501
136	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.547
137	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.682
138	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.842
139	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.923
140	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.947
141	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.951
142	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.054
143	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.125
144	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.251
145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-2.300

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan2.005
#2Taiwan1.821
#3South Korea1.780
#4Switzerland1.725
#5Singapore1.672

Lowest

#145Guinea-2.300
#144Sudan-2.251
#143DR Congo-2.125
#142Nigeria-2.054
#141Chad-1.951

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.047. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

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

Rose most

Iraq-1.655 → -0.909+0.746
Libya-1.922 → -1.449+0.473
Mauritania-1.783 → -1.427+0.356
Benin-1.246 → -0.899+0.347
Cameroon-1.234 → -0.949+0.285

Fell most

Cuba-0.552 → -1.035−0.483
Liberia-1.058 → -1.501−0.443
Republic of the Congo-1.322 → -1.682−0.360
Papua New Guinea-1.514 → -1.842−0.328
Chad-1.630 → -1.951−0.321

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 2020.
144 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.909. 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 (2020). Economic Complexity Index, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2020

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