The KOF Index of Globalisation is an index of the degree of globalisation of 122 countries.
[1]: 29 It was conceived by Axel Dreher at the Konjunkturforschungsstelle of ETH Zurich, in Switzerland.
It was first published in 2002, and covered the period from 1970 until that year.
[3] The index is based on three principal criteria: economic, political and social.
[2]: 46 Unlike the Maastricht Globalisation Index, it does not take into account environmental factors.