Export Concentration Index, 1999

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Export Concentration Index, 1999: 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	0.98230	0.82092	52	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.97077	0.57386	3	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.93127	0.50630	7	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.88440	0.88883	153	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.85410	0.86824	97	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.84111	0.84518	55	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.81120	0.82522	62	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.80807	0.74646	10	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.78504	0.74318	25	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.78028	0.80983	92	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.77291	0.81646	76	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.75422	0.57655	7	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.75268	0.79176	42	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.75118	0.73835	184	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.74339	0.81398	53	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.73351	0.54244	9	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.72288	0.88282	146	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.71961	0.71272	21	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.71223	0.73603	11	—
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.69166	0.66905	16	—
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.68531	0.84646	45	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.67493	0.72565	9	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.67236	0.82313	235	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.66318	0.80654	61	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.66218	0.75605	24	—

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.32618. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNigeria0.88883

  LowestUnited Kingdom0.22890

  Middle country: 0.71222

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestNetherlands259

  LowestMicronesia3

  Middle country: 132

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• 204values changed, of 204 in both
• 121 · 83rose · 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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