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Export Concentration Index, 2008

Name: Export Concentration Index, 2008
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The export concentration index measures how far a country's merchandise exports are concentrated in a few products rather than spread across many. It runs from 0, exports spread evenly across every product group, to 1, a single product — the classic measure of how exposed a country's export earnings are to the price of one or two goods.

Export Concentration Index, 2008 covers 209 countries on 3 measures. Angola is highest, at 0.95203; Italy is lowest, at 0.05425. The middle country reads 0.29519. Against 2007, 207 values changed (105 up, 102 down), 2 countries joined.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2008

HighestAngola

0.95203

LowestItaly

0.05425

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

209countries
3measures per country
2008the year it describes
209distinct values6 decimals, as published
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Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.95203	0.84241	109	Estimated
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.94501	0.77075	14	—
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.94445	0.80449	112	Estimated
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.92816	0.76489	43	Estimated
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.91192	0.71131	3	—
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.90255	0.79599	167	Estimated
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.90191	0.87257	115	Estimated
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.83134	0.79157	148	Estimated
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.81996	0.80634	5	Estimated
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.81800	0.81133	136	Estimated
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.81698	0.71145	8	Estimated
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.80699	0.76789	21	—
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.79314	0.81188	208	Estimated
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.78956	0.76619	145	Estimated
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.78048	0.77312	43	Estimated
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.76174	0.82664	80	—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.75036	0.78690	18	Estimated
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.73311	0.73186	253	Estimated
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.72624	0.73692	248	Estimated
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.72160	0.84332	12	Estimated
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.69740	0.78960	100	Estimated
Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.69361	0.74658	222	Estimated
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.69145	0.83423	108	Estimated
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.68853	0.71109	17	Estimated
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.68028	0.71595	31	Estimated
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.67196	0.83909	103	—
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.65808	0.75378	41	Estimated
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.65247	0.84307	94	—
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.65239	0.76058	223	Estimated
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.63873	0.72894	201	Estimated
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.63461	0.91722	98	Estimated
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.62731	0.81784	180	Estimated
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.61390	0.82932	13	Estimated
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.60951	0.81602	24	Estimated
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.59110	0.73991	210	—
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.58012	0.76409	119	—
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.57998	0.79121	149	Estimated
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.57630	0.86499	181	Estimated
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.56570	0.85808	106	Estimated
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.55571	0.76226	123	—
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.54978	0.78739	82	Estimated
Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.54688	0.71866	192	—
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.52406	0.81305	146	Estimated
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0.52122	0.84073	51	Estimated
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.50888	0.80885	61	Estimated
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.50584	0.75300	25	Estimated
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.50316	0.81659	128	Estimated
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.49397	0.70316	94	Estimated
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.48252	0.75162	45	Estimated
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.47704	0.61117	22	Estimated
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.47497	0.57320	259	Estimated
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.46241	0.63501	14	Estimated
Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.46041	0.78952	157	Estimated
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.45437	0.84711	54	Estimated
Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.45305	0.74905	116	Estimated
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.45274	0.58765	24	Estimated
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.43931	0.76584	58	Estimated
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.42772	0.71795	82	Estimated
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.42720	0.71622	35	Estimated
Suriname`SUR`South America	0.42356	0.76587	95	Estimated
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.42204	0.76008	133	—
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.42147	0.66421	173	Estimated
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.41948	0.61064	236	—
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.41833	0.70247	109	—
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.41669	0.82967	175	Estimated
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.41480	0.76048	6	Estimated
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.41330	0.74053	174	Estimated
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.40289	0.86420	187	Estimated
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.40088	0.71975	28	—
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.40024	0.69665	42	Estimated
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.40007	0.59061	19	Estimated
Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.39426	0.81779	146	Estimated
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.39251	0.78986	36	Estimated
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.38748	0.80163	64	Estimated
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.38654	0.82331	136	—
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.38557	0.80286	188	Estimated
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.38470	0.79355	39	—
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.38435	0.70903	28	Estimated
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.38371	0.76565	87	Estimated
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.37959	0.75913	44	Estimated
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.37744	0.81518	101	Estimated
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.36964	0.73712	188	Estimated
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.36325	0.62278	248	—
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.36112	0.75111	193	Estimated
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.36104	0.73379	172	Estimated
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.35994	0.65997	32	Estimated
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.35704	0.65899	58	Estimated
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.35131	0.70994	212	Estimated
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.34903	0.81592	131	Estimated
Chile`CHL`South America	0.34576	0.70622	232	—
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.33930	0.82069	119	Estimated
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.33807	0.68460	64	Estimated
Guyana`GUY`South America	0.33665	0.83379	81	Estimated
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.33569	0.61504	22	Estimated
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.33550	0.55556	27	Estimated
Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.32327	0.74789	77	Estimated
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.32241	0.61540	34	—
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.31643	0.61322	229	—
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.31023	0.73303	92	Estimated
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.29894	0.76390	135	Estimated
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.29867	0.72381	21	Estimated
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.29826	0.59990	234	—
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.29687	0.75695	163	Estimated
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.29535	0.66315	28	—
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.29519	0.80861	159	Estimated
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.29175	0.61775	225	Estimated
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.29126	0.87676	74	Estimated
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.28916	0.62937	211	Estimated
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.28855	0.75646	177	Estimated
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.27859	0.66584	152	Estimated
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.26977	0.61462	85	Estimated
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	0.26710	0.68549	52	—
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.26531	0.67565	218	Estimated
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.26259	0.60999	26	Estimated
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	0.26081	0.63900	73	—
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.25866	0.49329	253	Estimated
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.25825	0.69735	195	Estimated
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.25610	0.72879	187	Estimated
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	0.25592	0.52630	43	—
Colombia`COL`South America	0.25192	0.56307	237	—
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.24752	0.70798	152	Estimated
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.24459	0.72735	204	Estimated
Honduras`HND`Central America	0.24380	0.78473	212	—
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.24378	0.78339	130	Estimated
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.24195	0.75353	186	Estimated
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.24141	0.63305	34	Estimated
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.24031	0.70401	122	Estimated
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.23776	0.80828	202	Estimated
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.23519	0.62462	255	Estimated
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.23477	0.74357	171	Estimated
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.23415	0.75850	145	Estimated
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.22979	0.62391	90	Estimated
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.22747	0.64326	198	Estimated
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.21963	0.60617	245	—
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.21681	0.74258	152	—
Peru`PER`South America	0.21559	0.73214	231	Estimated
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.21289	0.78074	205	Estimated
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.21012	0.58561	168	—
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.20737	0.71629	221	—
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.20372	0.58148	160	Estimated
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.20212	0.48977	242	—
Uruguay`URY`South America	0.19694	0.66017	188	—
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.19533	0.68132	228	Estimated
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.19418	0.58139	40	Estimated
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.19312	0.55347	249	Estimated
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.19178	0.68829	33	Estimated
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.18889	0.80241	159	Estimated
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.18835	0.57277	208	—
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.18793	0.58747	248	—
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.18497	0.73100	229	Estimated
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.18397	0.64983	210	Estimated
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.18380	0.66164	40	Estimated
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.18145	0.47876	243	—
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.17680	0.54435	243	—
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.17570	0.46753	245	—
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.17562	0.52478	94	Estimated
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.17287	0.55345	212	—
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.16896	0.40508	235	—
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.16733	0.57330	243	Estimated
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.16728	0.57938	240	—
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.16523	0.69872	216	Estimated
Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.16368	0.39712	250	—
Panama`PAN`Central America	0.16195	0.60678	218	Estimated
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.15874	0.46370	246	—
India`IND`Southern Asia	0.15871	0.51215	255	—
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.15829	0.62440	145	Estimated
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.15619	0.45269	240	—
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.15482	0.43782	252	—
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.15411	0.58990	252	—
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.15113	0.61221	238	—
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.15061	0.50641	244	—
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.14927	0.61020	246	—
Argentina`ARG`South America	0.14459	0.57681	245	—
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.14331	0.68074	211	Estimated
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.14131	0.43023	247	—
Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.14053	0.33173	256	—
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.13875	0.65067	163	—
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.13795	0.49525	249	Estimated
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.13751	0.43237	251	Estimated
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.13132	0.61130	194	Estimated
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.13112	0.46741	191	—
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.12860	0.65662	225	Estimated
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.12377	0.69888	141	Estimated
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.12103	0.41952	236	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.11611	0.59149	221	Estimated
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.11221	0.33701	257	Estimated
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.11212	0.46674	236	Estimated
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.10979	0.61877	226	Estimated
Brazil`BRA`South America	0.10866	0.47736	253	—
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.10736	0.28346	258	—
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.10721	0.47086	247	Estimated
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.10129	0.35457	255	—
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.10106	0.35169	250	—
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.09819	0.46537	249	—
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.09713	0.45768	256	—
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.09712	0.43566	235	—
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.09579	0.39987	239	—
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.09351	0.33643	257	—
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.09216	0.39890	251	—
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.09041	0.40875	248	—
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.08821	0.54687	241	—
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.08696	0.30910	258	—
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.07604	0.42659	255	—
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.07340	0.40746	254	Estimated
France`FRA`Western Europe	0.07291	0.31409	258	—
United States`USA`Northern America	0.06915	0.26867	260	—
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.06913	0.36982	247	—
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.05822	0.31711	251	—
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.05425	0.37600	257	—

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Angola0.95203
Nauru0.94501
Iraq0.94445
Chad0.92816
Marshall Islands0.91192

Lowest

Italy0.05425
Austria0.05822
Portugal0.06913
United States0.06915
France0.07291

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

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

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

Rose most

Bermuda0.37713 → 0.81996+0.44283
Nauru0.54411 → 0.94501+0.40090
Kiribati0.34981 → 0.68853+0.33872
American Samoa0.31166 → 0.49397+0.18231
Timor-Leste0.54047 → 0.72160+0.18112

Fell most

Cayman Islands0.69866 → 0.33550−0.36316
Tuvalu0.47568 → 0.19418−0.28150
North Korea0.38264 → 0.13112−0.25152
Burkina Faso0.66680 → 0.42772−0.23908
Comoros0.64325 → 0.41480−0.22845

+ Montenegro

+ Serbia

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