Export Concentration Index, 2008

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Export Concentration Index, 2008: 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
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.95203	0.84241	109	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.94501	0.77075	14	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.94445	0.80449	112	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.92816	0.76489	43	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.91192	0.71131	3	—
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.90255	0.79599	167	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.90191	0.87257	115	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.83134	0.79157	148	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.81996	0.80634	5	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.81800	0.81133	136	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.81698	0.71145	8	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.80699	0.76789	21	—
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.79314	0.81188	208	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.78956	0.76619	145	Estimated
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.78048	0.77312	43	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.76174	0.82664	80	—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.75036	0.78690	18	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.73311	0.73186	253	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.72624	0.73692	248	Estimated
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.72160	0.84332	12	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.69740	0.78960	100	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.69361	0.74658	222	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.69145	0.83423	108	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.68853	0.71109	17	Estimated
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.68028	0.71595	31	Estimated

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.29519. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNew Caledonia0.91722

  LowestUnited States0.26867

  Middle country: 0.70247

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestUnited States260

  LowestMarshall Islands3

  Middle country: 171

• +2 / −0countries joined / left
• 207values changed, of 207 in both
• 105 · 102rose · fell
• 0unchanged

+ Montenegro+ Serbia

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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