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Trajectories

economic complexity

#44

A major climb in export sophistication, from #119 in 1995.

2024 · 0.67

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995low−0.97
1996−0.81+0.16 pts
1997−0.78+0.03 pts
1998−0.71+0.07 pts
1999−0.58+0.13 pts
2000−0.49+0.09 pts
2001−0.26+0.23 pts
2002−0.29−0.03 pts
2003−0.25+0.04 pts
2004−0.18+0.07 pts
2005−0.12+0.06 pts
20060.03+0.14 pts
2007−0.01−0.04 pts
20080.04+0.05 pts
20090.09+0.05 pts
20100.12+0.03 pts
20110.15+0.04 pts
20120.27+0.11 pts
20130.22−0.04 pts
20140.30+0.08 pts
20150.24−0.06 pts
20160.29+0.05 pts
20170.38+0.08 pts
20180.380 pts
20190.40+0.03 pts
20200.45+0.05 pts
20210.55+0.10 pts
20220.48−0.07 pts
20230.58+0.10 pts
2024latest0.67+0.09 pts

economic momentum

$4,717

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

2024 · $4,717

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$99
1991$144+45.5%
1992$145+0.6%
1993$189+31.0%
1994$230+21.3%
1995$288+25.2%
1996$337+17.1%
1997$362+7.3%
1998$361−0.1%
1999$376+4.1%
2000$404+7.5%
2001$419+3.8%
2002$445+6.2%
2003$497+11.7%
2004$565+13.7%
2005$711+25.7%
2006$808+13.6%
2007$926+14.6%
2008$1,164+25.7%
2009$1,226+5.4%
2010$1,683+37.3%
2011$1,951+15.9%
2012$2,185+12.0%
2013$2,360+8.0%
2014$2,546+7.9%
2015$2,578+1.2%
2016$2,735+6.1%
2017$2,956+8.1%
2018$3,222+9.0%
2019$3,441+6.8%
2020$3,534+2.7%
2021$3,704+4.8%
2022$4,148+12.0%
2023$4,323+4.2%
2024latest$4,717+9.1%

prices

3.6%

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

2024 · 3.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers29
whenvaluechange
19965.7%
19973.2%−2.47 pts
19987.3%+4.06 pts
19994.1%−3.15 pts
2000low−1.7%−5.83 pts
2001−0.4%+1.28 pts
20023.8%+4.26 pts
20033.2%−0.60 pts
20047.8%+4.52 pts
20058.3%+0.53 pts
20067.4%−0.87 pts
20078.3%+0.93 pts
2008high23.1%+14.8 pts
20096.7%−16.4 pts
20109.2%+2.49 pts
201118.7%+9.47 pts
20129.1%−9.58 pts
20136.6%−2.50 pts
20144.1%−2.51 pts
20150.6%−3.45 pts
20162.7%+2.04 pts
20173.5%+0.85 pts
20183.5%+0.02 pts
20192.8%−0.74 pts
20203.2%+0.43 pts
20211.8%−1.39 pts
20223.2%+1.32 pts
20233.3%+0.10 pts
2024latest3.6%+0.37 pts

demographic curve

1.9 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 4.8 in 1980.

2024 · 1.9

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.3
19615.5−12.7%
19626.3+14.3%
1963high6.4+2.0%
19646.3−1.6%
19656.2−2.1%
19666.0−3.1%
19675.9−1.4%
19686.0+2.5%
19696.0−0.3%
19706.0+0.1%
19716.1+0.8%
19726.1+0.5%
19736.1+0.1%
19745.8−5.4%
19755.6−2.8%
19765.5−2.8%
19775.3−3.1%
19785.1−3.5%
19794.9−3.2%
19804.8−2.9%
19814.7−2.7%
19824.6−1.5%
19834.5−1.5%
19844.4−2.5%
19854.2−4.7%
19864.0−6.0%
19873.7−6.0%
19883.6−2.5%
19893.6+0.5%
19903.6−1.1%
19913.5−2.2%
19923.4−4.9%
19933.2−5.4%
19942.9−7.3%
19952.7−8.2%
19962.5−8.6%
19972.3−7.9%
19982.1−7.7%
19992.0−4.7%
20002.0+1.5%
20012.0−0.2%
20022.0−0.8%
20032.0−0.3%
20042.0−1.6%
20051.9−4.1%
2006low1.9−0.7%
20071.9+2.0%
20081.9+1.2%
20091.9−0.7%
20101.9−0.7%
20111.9+1.1%
20122.0+2.1%
20132.0+0.7%
20142.1+5.6%
20152.1+0.5%
20162.0−4.8%
20172.0−0.7%
20181.9−5.3%
20191.9+3.4%
20202.0+0.7%
20211.9−0.8%
20221.9−0.8%
20231.9−0.7%
2024latest1.9−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    101M
    16 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $434B
    36 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $4,323
    102 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    331K km²
    70 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    305 /km²
    17 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    74.6 yr
    80 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    78%
    94 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    4.3 t
    54 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    38%
    138 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    1.9
    93 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    0.3%
    157 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. r&d % of gdp
    0.4%
    72 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  13. researchers per million
    836
    58 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  14. scientific articles / yr
    11K
    41 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  15. high-tech exports %
    44%
    5 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  16. gini inequality
    36.1
    81 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  17. youth unemployment
    6%
    34 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  18. adult literacy
    96%
    38 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  19. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    135 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  20. clean government
    40
    77 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  21. press freedom
    78.5
    158 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  22. human development
    0.766
    77 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  23. refugees hosted
    19
    142 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  24. refugees produced
    20K
    42 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data