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Trajectories

economic complexity

#13

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #2 in 1995.

2024 · 1.24

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
19951.63
19961.63−0.01 pts
19971.56−0.06 pts
19981.560 pts
19991.55−0.01 pts
20001.63+0.08 pts
20011.57−0.06 pts
2002high1.65+0.07 pts
20031.57−0.08 pts
20041.53−0.04 pts
20051.42−0.11 pts
20061.420 pts
20071.47+0.05 pts
20081.44−0.03 pts
20091.49+0.05 pts
20101.51+0.02 pts
20111.57+0.06 pts
20121.46−0.11 pts
20131.45−0.01 pts
20141.45−0.01 pts
20151.46+0.01 pts
20161.46+0.01 pts
20171.40−0.07 pts
20181.400 pts
20191.41+0.01 pts
20201.38−0.03 pts
20211.39+0.01 pts
20221.37−0.02 pts
20231.370 pts
2024latest1.24−0.14 pts

economic momentum

$57.1K

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $57.1K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$30.5K
1991$31.8K+4.0%
1992$32.8K+3.1%
1993low$24.4K−25.5%
1994$26.0K+6.8%
1995$30.3K+16.2%
1996$33.0K+9.1%
1997$30.3K−8.2%
1998$30.6K+0.9%
1999$31.0K+1.2%
2000$29.6K−4.3%
2001$27.3K−8.0%
2002$30.0K+9.9%
2003$37.3K+24.5%
2004$42.8K+14.7%
2005$43.4K+1.5%
2006$46.5K+7.3%
2007$53.6K+15.1%
2008$55.8K+4.2%
2009$46.7K−16.3%
2010$52.5K+12.5%
2011$60.4K+14.9%
2012$57.7K−4.4%
2013high$60.8K+5.4%
2014$59.6K−2.1%
2015$51.2K−14.1%
2016$51.7K+1.0%
2017$53.2K+2.9%
2018$54.0K+1.5%
2019$51.6K−4.4%
2020$52.6K+1.8%
2021$60.6K+15.4%
2022$54.8K−9.6%
2023$55.0K+0.2%
2024latest$57.1K+3.9%

prices

2.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990high10.4%
19919.4%−0.92 pts
19922.4%−7.07 pts
19934.7%+2.35 pts
19942.2%−2.57 pts
19952.5%+0.30 pts
19960.5%−1.92 pts
19970.7%+0.13 pts
1998−0.3%−0.93 pts
19990.5%+0.73 pts
20000.9%+0.44 pts
20012.4%+1.51 pts
20022.2%−0.25 pts
20031.9%−0.23 pts
20040.4%−1.55 pts
20050.5%+0.08 pts
20061.4%+0.91 pts
20072.2%+0.85 pts
20083.4%+1.22 pts
2009low−0.5%−3.93 pts
20101.2%+1.65 pts
20113.0%+1.80 pts
20120.9%−2.07 pts
2013−0.0%−0.93 pts
2014−0.2%−0.14 pts
2015−0.0%+0.13 pts
20161.0%+1.03 pts
20171.8%+0.81 pts
20182.0%+0.16 pts
20191.8%−0.17 pts
20200.5%−1.29 pts
20212.2%+1.67 pts
20228.4%+6.21 pts
20238.5%+0.18 pts
2024latest2.8%−5.71 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19602.2
19612.2+1.8%
19622.3+1.8%
19632.3+3.6%
1964high2.5+6.0%
19652.4−3.2%
19662.4−0.8%
19672.3−3.8%
19682.1−9.2%
19691.9−6.8%
19701.9−0.5%
19712.0+2.1%
19721.9−2.6%
19731.9−2.1%
19741.90.0%
19751.8−5.3%
19761.7−5.1%
19771.6−2.4%
19781.6−2.4%
19791.7+3.7%
19801.7+1.2%
19811.6−3.0%
19821.6−0.6%
19831.6−0.6%
19841.7+3.1%
19851.7+4.8%
19861.8+3.4%
19871.8+2.2%
19882.0+6.5%
19892.0+2.6%
19902.1+6.0%
19912.1−0.9%
19922.1−0.9%
19932.0−4.8%
19941.9−5.5%
19951.7−8.0%
19961.6−7.5%
19971.5−5.0%
19981.5−1.3%
19991.50.0%
20001.5+2.7%
20011.6+1.9%
20021.6+5.1%
20031.7+3.6%
20041.8+2.3%
20051.8+1.1%
20061.9+4.5%
20071.9+1.6%
20081.9+1.6%
20091.9+1.6%
20102.0+2.1%
20111.9−4.0%
20121.9+0.5%
20131.9−1.0%
20141.9−0.5%
20151.9−1.6%
20161.90.0%
20171.8−3.8%
20181.8−1.1%
20191.7−2.8%
20201.7−2.3%
20211.70.0%
20221.5−8.4%
20231.4−5.2%
2024latest1.4−1.4%

Metrics

  1. population
    11M
    89 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $579B
    25 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $54,950
    15 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $9B
    29 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.5%
    84 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    450K km²
    57 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    24.4 /km²
    138 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    83.3 yr
    7 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    96%
    19 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    3.6 t
    71 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    89%
    16 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    144 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    21%
    18 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.7%
    111 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    3.6%
    3 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    8,911
    2 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    22K
    25 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    18%
    33 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    29.3
    23 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    24%
    137 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.85
    3 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    80
    7 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    7.2
    3 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.959
    6 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    163K
    39 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    98
    132 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 1

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