Data for 2022

Economic Complexity Index, 2022

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2022
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2022, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2022 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.993; DR Congo is lowest, at -2.521. The middle country reads 0.058. Against 2021, 143 values changed (62 up, 81 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2022

HighestJapan

1.993

LowestDR Congo

-2.521

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

145countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
142distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.993
2	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.802
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.774
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.749
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.651
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.521
7	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.461
8	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.397
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.370
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.362
11	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.361
12	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.337
13	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.328
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.304
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.303
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.297
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.247
18	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.233
19	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.221
20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.214
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.179
22	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	1.073
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.057
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.030
25	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.025
26	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1.019
27	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.999
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.994
29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.917
30	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.916
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.908
32	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.869
33	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.867
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.813
35	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.804
36	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.795
37	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.786
38	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.786
39	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.757
40	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.748
41	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.720
42	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.686
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.683
44	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.667
45	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.626
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.586
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.584
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.573
49	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.509
50	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.485
51	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.477
52	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.432
53	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.417
54	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.391
55	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.366
56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.346
57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.345
58	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.335
59	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.308
60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.266
61	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.264
62	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.245
63	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.236
64	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.189
65	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.160
66	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.157
67	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.157
68	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.149
69	Colombia`COL`South America	0.142
70	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.123
71	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.108
72	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.083
73	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.058
74	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.036
75	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.019
76	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.011
77	Uruguay`URY`South America	-0.049
78	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.077
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.114
80	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.129
81	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.145
82	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.163
83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.189
84	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.193
85	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.227
86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.255
87	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.279
88	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.309
89	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.310
90	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.386
91	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.390
92	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.399
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.402
94	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.457
95	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.572
96	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.574
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.641
98	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.643
99	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.687
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.693
101	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.708
102	Peru`PER`South America	-0.715
103	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.720
104	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.731
105	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.731
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.739
107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.742
108	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.787
109	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.823
110	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.899
111	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.911
112	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.947
113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.975
114	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.061
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.070
116	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.071
117	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.088
118	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.090
119	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.138
120	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.141
121	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.159
122	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.162
123	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.213
124	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.259
125	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.260
126	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.284
127	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.288
128	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.298
129	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.312
130	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.357
131	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.364
132	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.386
133	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.433
134	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.449
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.570
136	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.651
137	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.696
138	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.783
139	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.861
140	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.950
141	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.008
142	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.400
143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.416
144	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-2.507
145	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.521

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.993
#2Taiwan1.802
#3South Korea1.774
#4Switzerland1.749
#5Singapore1.651

Lowest

#145DR Congo-2.521
#144Chad-2.507
#143Equatorial Guinea-2.416
#142Nigeria-2.400
#141Sudan-2.008

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.058. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
143values changed, of 145 in both
62 · 81rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-2.329 → -1.260+1.069
Kazakhstan-0.470 → 0.245+0.715
Armenia0.106 → 0.667+0.561
Niger-0.940 → -0.399+0.541
Qatar0.001 → 0.308+0.307

Fell most

Republic of the Congo-1.344 → -1.950−0.606
Sudan-1.561 → -2.008−0.447
Equatorial Guinea-1.993 → -2.416−0.423
Chad-2.119 → -2.507−0.388
Nigeria-2.050 → -2.400−0.350

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.

How values are stored

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 2022.
142 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.786. 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 (2022). Economic Complexity Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2022

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