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RANK I NG 4 . C H A N G E I N E C O N O M I C C OMPL EX I T Y ( 1 9 64 -2008 )

ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY INDEX

RANKING REGIONAL ISO ECI ECI RANKING REGIONAL
ECI RANKING COUNTRY NAME 1964 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 ECI RANKING REGION
(64-08) ECI (64-08) CODE (64-08) (98-08) (98-08) ECI (98-08)

44 8/21 ECUADOR ECU -0.66 -0.89 -0.52 -0.81 -0.85 -0.62 0.04 0.23 46 10/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
45 9/21 ARGENTINA ARG 0.09 -0.05 0.43 0.28 0.39 0.11 0.01 -0.28 90 15/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
46 3/15 IRELAND IRL 1.22 1.10 1.10 1.44 1.57 1.23 0.01 -0.34 98 14/15 WESTERN EUROPE
47 10/16 CAMBODIA KHM -0.71 -1.06 0.09 -0.82 -1.19 -0.70 0.01 0.48 20 5/16 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
48 11/22 MOZAMBIQUE MOZ -1.08 -0.71 -0.49 -0.10 -0.38 -1.08 0.01 -0.70 119 23/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
49 12/22 ETHIOPIA ETH -0.88 -0.92 -0.60 -0.77 -1.06 -0.89 -0.01 0.17 52 15/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
50 13/22 NIGERIA NGA -1.38 -1.45 -1.50 -1.71 -1.65 -1.42 -0.04 0.23 47 13/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
51 4/15 SWITZERLAND CHE 2.04 1.89 1.44 1.90 2.08 1.93 -0.10 -0.14 78 5/15 WESTERN EUROPE
52 10/21 PERU PER -0.45 -0.73 0.00 -0.04 -0.26 -0.58 -0.12 -0.32 92 16/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
53 5/15 SWEDEN SWE 2.00 1.88 1.46 2.02 2.03 1.86 -0.14 -0.17 79 6/15 WESTERN EUROPE
54 6/15 AUSTRIA AUT 1.96 1.87 1.39 1.78 1.80 1.81 -0.15 0.01 65 2/15 WESTERN EUROPE
55 11/16 NEW ZEALAND NZL 0.47 0.32 0.58 0.57 0.47 0.29 -0.18 -0.18 80 14/16 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
56 11/21 GUATEMALA GTM 0.09 0.32 -0.36 -0.84 -0.86 -0.10 -0.19 0.76 5 4/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
57 12/21 PANAMA PAN 1.02 1.14 0.03 0.30 -0.13 0.83 -0.19 0.96 2 2/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
58 13/21 JAMAICA JAM -0.15 -0.08 0.12 -0.53 -0.78 -0.34 -0.20 0.44 22 8/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
59 la LAO PDR LAO -0.67 -0.60 -0.47 -1.11 -0.83 -0.88 -0.21 -0.05 70 13/16 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
60 7/15 DENMARK DNK 1.50 1.40 1.18 1.59 1.54 1.27 -0.23 -0.27 88 12/15 WESTERN EUROPE
61 5/6 POLAND POL 1.26 1.08 0.94 1.11 1.02 1.02 -0.24 0.00 66 15/6 EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
62 14/21 URUGUAY URY 0.35 0.26 0.58 0.49 0.44 0.11 -0.24 -0.33 97 18/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
63 8/15 GREECE GRC 0.46 0.31 0.64 0.20 0.26 0.21 -0.25 -0.04 69 3/15 WESTERN EUROPE
64 10/14 JORDAN JOR 0.58 0.82 1.03 0.42 0.43 0.33 -0.25 -0.11 75 10/14 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
65 15/21 HONDURAS HND -0.23 -0.13 -0.31 -0.97 -1.09 -0.52 -0.28 0.57 15 7/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
66 14/22 CAMEROON CMR -1.12 -0.71 -0.61 -1.83 -1.73 -1.40 -0.29 0.32 35 9/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
67 11/14 OMAN OMN -0.30 -1.13 -2.45 0.18 -0.33 -0.60 -0.30 -0.27 89 11/14 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
68 16/21 NICARAGUA NIC -0.36 0.08 -0.29 -0.93 -1.32 -0.66 -0.31 0.66 8 5/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
69 13/16 HONG KONG SAR, CHINA HKG 1.33 1.37 0.92 0.88 0.42 1.02 -0.31 0.60 13 2/16 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
70 17/21 BOLIVIA BOL -0.57 -0.60 -0.21 -0.99 -0.56 -0.88 -0.31 -0.32 93 17/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
71 9/15 FRANCE FRA 1.79 1.68 1.30 1.67 1.67 1.47 -0.31 -0.20 83 9/15 WESTERN EUROPE
72 1/2 UNITED STATES USA 1.78 1.76 1.35 1.58 1.81 1.45 -0.33 -0.36 99 1/2 NORTH AMERICA
73 3/3 PAKISTAN PAK -0.06 -0.12 0.19 -0.49 -0.72 -0.40 -0.34 0.33 34 2/3 SOUTH ASIA
74 10/15 UNITED KINGDOM GBR 1.92 1.87 1.36 1.81 1.92 1.56 -0.36 -0.37 101 15/15 WESTERN EUROPE
75 11/15 NETHERLANDS NLD 1.41 1.37 1.08 1.39 1.37 1.04 -0.37 -0.33 96 13/15 WESTERN EUROPE
76 15/22 SUDAN SDN -1.39 -1.15 -0.79 -0.89 -1.08 -1.77 -0.38 -0.69 118 22/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
77 18/21 CUBA CUB -0.03 -0.40 -0.17 -0.39 -0.62 -0.43 -0.40 0.19 50 11/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
78 14/16 PAPUA NEW GUINEA PNG -1.17 -1.10 -1.04 -1.60 -1.55 -1.58 -0.41 -0.02 67 12/16 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
79 12/15 ITALY ITA 1.72 1.74 1.29 1.61 1.54 1.31 -0.41 -0.23 85 11/15 WESTERN EUROPE
80 6/6 BULGARIA BGR 1.00 0.71 0.80 1.11 0.65 0.59 -0.42 -0.06 71 17/6 EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
81 16/22 LIBERIA LBR -0.70 -0.64 -0.60 -1.48 -0.60 -1.13 -0.43 -0.52 112 20/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
82 2/2 CANADA CAN 1.02 1.04 1.06 0.97 1.02 0.57 -0.45 -0.45 107 2/2 NORTH AMERICA
83 17/22 ZAMBIA ZMB -0.47 -1.26 -0.09 -0.39 -0.96 -0.93 -0.46 0.03 64 16/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
84 13/15 PORTUGAL PRT 1.17 1.06 0.85 0.69 0.57 0.70 -0.47 0.13 55 1/15 WESTERN EUROPE
85 18/22 MALI MLI -0.63 -0.85 -0.20 -0.62 -1.48 -1.10 -0.48 0.38 26 7/22 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
86 19/21 EL SALVADOR SLV 0.51 0.67 0.23 -0.61 -1.03 0.03 -0.48 1.05 1 1/21 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN