Data for 2024

Economic Complexity Index, 2024

Name: Economic Complexity Index, 2024
Creator: Growth Lab at Harvard University
License: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XTAQMC

2024, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Economic Complexity Index, 2024 covers 145 countries. Japan is highest, at 1.729; Chad is lowest, at -3.530. The middle country reads 0.131. Against 2023, 145 values changed (78 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Economic Complexity Index · Data for 2024

HighestJapan

1.729

LowestChad

-3.530

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

145countries
1measure
2024the 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.

1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.729
2	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.621
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.600
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.584
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.520
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.356
7	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.334
8	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.323
9	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.277
10	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1.271
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.249
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.246
13	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.236
14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.193
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.162
16	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.150
17	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.146
18	United States`USA`Northern America	1.122
19	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.118
20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.118
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.087
22	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.012
23	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.993
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.982
25	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.971
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.948
27	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.942
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.890
29	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.860
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.828
31	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.823
32	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.814
33	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.812
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.785
35	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.778
36	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.763
37	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.751
38	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.739
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.732
40	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.726
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.713
42	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.705
43	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.697
44	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.672
45	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.662
46	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.592
47	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.565
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.538
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.523
50	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.520
51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.477
52	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.405
53	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.384
54	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.379
55	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.378
56	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.363
57	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.361
58	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.359
59	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.349
60	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.346
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.334
62	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.314
63	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.287
64	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.285
65	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.271
66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.259
67	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.243
68	Colombia`COL`South America	0.233
69	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.223
70	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.220
71	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.212
72	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.203
73	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.131
74	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.122
75	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.088
76	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.083
77	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.071
78	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.056
79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.055
80	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.034
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.032
82	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.031
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.045
84	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.045
85	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.050
86	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.053
87	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.071
88	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.102
89	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.233
90	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.268
91	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.278
92	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.291
93	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-0.310
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.351
95	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.417
96	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.439
97	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.507
98	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.520
99	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.524
100	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.546
101	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.558
102	Peru`PER`South America	-0.584
103	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.637
104	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.670
105	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.703
106	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.708
107	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.768
108	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.818
109	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.835
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.840
111	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.891
112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.923
113	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-0.943
114	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.960
115	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.961
116	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.978
117	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.980
118	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.007
119	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.033
120	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.048
121	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.091
122	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.091
123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.097
124	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.098
125	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-1.139
126	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.202
127	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.216
128	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.227
129	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.399
130	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.463
131	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.568
132	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.594
133	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.601
134	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.679
135	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.682
136	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.793
137	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.797
138	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.078
139	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.137
140	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.281
141	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-2.284
142	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-2.531
143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-2.731
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-3.126
145	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-3.530

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Japan1.729
#2Taiwan1.621
#3South Korea1.600
#4Switzerland1.584
#5Singapore1.520

Lowest

#145Chad-3.530
#144DR Congo-3.126
#143Equatorial Guinea-2.731
#142Republic of the Congo-2.531
#141Liberia-2.284

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.131. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
78 · 67rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Haiti-1.167 → -0.558+0.609
Togo-1.239 → -0.637+0.602
Sudan-2.582 → -2.078+0.504
Afghanistan-1.277 → -0.818+0.459
Burkina Faso-1.132 → -0.708+0.424

Fell most

Chad-2.495 → -3.530−1.035
Gabon-0.784 → -1.797−1.013
Republic of the Congo-1.592 → -2.531−0.939
Liberia-1.472 → -2.284−0.812
DR Congo-2.450 → -3.126−0.676

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 2024.
142 distinct values among 145
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.118. 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 (2024). Economic Complexity Index, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/economic-complexity/2024

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