Belgium vs Italy: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita

Belgium
16
in 2016
Italy
17
in 2016
Belgium rank
103rd
Italy rank
102nd

Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
510152025196419902016

How they compare

Italy currently reports 17 against 16 in Belgium, a difference of 1.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 103rd and Italy ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 10 7 3 Belgium
1970s 10 7.1 2.9 Belgium
1980s 11.4 7.3 4.1 Belgium
1990s 12.1 9.6 2.5 Belgium
2000s 17.2 14.8 2.4 Belgium
2010s 20.86 16.57 4.29 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Italy?
Italy, at 17 against 16 in Belgium as of 2016.
What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Italy?
1, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
Belgium ranks 103rd and Italy ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Source
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed

Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.