The Atlas of Economic Complexity

Harvard Growth Lab’s research and data visualization tool used to understand the economic dynamics and new growth opportunities for every country worldwide.

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Build custom data visualizations for any country to reveal 50+ years of global trade flows across 6,000+ goods & services, along with new opportunities to drive growth.

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Country Profiles

Take an interactive journey through a country's economic structure and dynamic growth patterns to uncover the strategy necessary to achieve greater prosperity.

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Annual Growth Projections

Discover the countries rising and falling in Harvard Growth Lab's annual country growth projections.

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Complexity Rankings

Explore Harvard Growth Lab’s annual ranking of country and product complexity.

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The Atlas of Economic Complexity is part of Harvard's Growth Lab Viz Hub, a portfolio of award-winning, interactive visualizations powered by the Growth Lab's research and insights. Check out the Viz Hub to learn more about concepts found in the Atlas along with our other free, online tools and software packages.

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Metroverse is the Growth Lab's urban economy navigator covering over 1000 cities across the world. By combining cutting-edge research, high-resolution datasets and stunning data visualizations, Metroverse makes visible what a city is good at today to help understand what it can become tomorrow.

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Atlas in Action

The Atlas has reached more than 950,000 people in 228 countries. See the real-world impact of The Atlas as it's used in global trainings, strategic development projects, executive education, and more. Click on the highlighted countries on the map to learn more about these projects.

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