Australia languishes in updated economic complexity rankings


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

A seemingly remarkable turnaround in Australia’s economic complexity was driven by new methodology rather than actually adding more value to exports, as experts maintain Australia is still dangerously exposed to global shocks.

The Economic Complexity Index by Harvard University — based on the diversity and complexity of what nations produce and export — has traditionally relegated Australia outside the top 100 because of a diminished manufacturing capability and overreliance on …

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