Definition
Developed at Harvard by Ricardo Hausmann and César Hidalgo, the ECI uses trade data to measure how many complex products a country exports and how many other countries can make those products. High ECI = many unique, sophisticated products.
Oman’s Vision 2040 Data
-0.004 / Rank 62 (2017) → ~0.25 (2022) → Top 20 target (2030) → Top 10 target (2040)
Why It Matters
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the diversity and sophistication of a country’s export basket — the amount of productive knowledge embedded in the economy’s exports.
Related Indicators
Vision 2040 uses this indicator alongside complementary measures to build a comprehensive picture of Oman’s development progress. See the KPI Tracker for detailed progress analysis.