Export Concentration Index, 2000

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Export Concentration Index, 2000: 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	0.97370	0.85041	77	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.92378	0.88467	131	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.90223	0.82187	48	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.85131	0.83876	117	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.81827	0.84279	77	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.81290	0.81771	38	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.80028	0.78314	177	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.79969	0.67723	16	—
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.78090	0.80696	54	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.78059	0.61323	16	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.77973	0.81951	228	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.77745	0.82321	76	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.76182	0.73601	13	—
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.75534	0.78147	23	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.75084	0.87298	63	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.74091	0.74967	9	Estimated
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.74021	0.74658	7	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.71206	0.60145	8	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.69950	0.74473	13	Estimated
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.67752	0.84970	30	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.67604	0.85435	136	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.67007	0.80092	246	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.65090	0.80108	27	—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.63513	0.90165	57	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.62998	0.57035	35	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.31244. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNew Caledonia0.90165

  LowestUnited Kingdom0.23654

  Middle country: 0.72123

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestNetherlands259

  LowestComoros7

  Middle country: 130

• +1 / −0countries joined / left
• 204values changed, of 204 in both
• 113 · 91rose · fell
• 0unchanged

+ Palestine

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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