Export Concentration Index, 1998

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Export Concentration Index, 1998: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Country	Export concentration index (0–1)	Export diversification index (0–1)	Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)	UNCTAD footnote
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.96043	0.79222	43	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.92287	0.50225	9	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.87009	0.89334	147	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.86407	0.83885	82	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.85660	0.55945	4	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.84832	0.83484	41	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.83955	0.72152	15	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.82757	0.81356	73	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.79523	0.69641	18	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.79293	0.69737	7	—
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.77183	0.83606	112	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.74741	0.79679	74	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.74011	0.77950	46	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.70166	0.61673	14	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.69756	0.88369	128	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.69331	0.67401	18	—
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.68805	0.82193	12	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.67890	0.70799	183	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.67362	0.85871	62	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.65728	0.70739	10	—
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.65544	0.55489	12	—
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.65464	0.87939	71	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.65456	0.82909	60	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.65445	0.77075	16	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.64790	0.82716	34	Estimated

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30525. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNigeria0.89334

  LowestUnited Kingdom0.23102

  Middle country: 0.69735

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestNetherlands259

  Lowest2 share it

  Middle country: 128

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• 204values changed, of 204 in both
• 95 · 109rose · fell
• 0unchanged

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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