Economic Complexity Index Ranking vs GDP Per Capita for 52 African Countries, 1964–2024

2,429 observations of Economic Complexity Index (ECI) ranking and GDP per capita data across 52 African countries from 1964 to 2024. The dataset is sourced from Our World in Data and repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa. It provides a longitudinal view of economic development and structural transformation metrics for the African continent.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between economic complexity and income levels based on the described ECI and GDP per capita variables.
• Tracking the evolution of economic development for individual African countries over the 1964–2024 time span.
• Comparing economic performance and structural transformation across different African nations using the provided ranking data.
• Modeling economic growth trajectories based on historical ECI and GDP per capita trends mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Contains 2,429 observations, providing a substantial time-series record.
• Covers a long temporal range from 1964 to 2024, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes data for 52 African countries, offering broad geographic coverage of the continent.
• Sourced from the reputable Our World in Data platform, suggesting reliable underlying data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa from the original source.

Time Range

1964–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 20:51:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

52 African countries