Data for 2015

Export Concentration Index, 2015

2015, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2015 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 0.993961; Italy is lowest, at 0.051984. The middle country reads 0.308992. Against 2014, 213 values changed (99 up, 114 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2015

HighestSouth Sudan

0.993961

LowestItaly

0.051984

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

213countries
3measures per country
2015the year it describes
213distinct values6 decimals, as published
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South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.993961	0.75573	16	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.968396	0.89611	109	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.928968	0.78376	5	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.911015	0.89364	134	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.872381	0.84859	47	Estimated
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.867870	0.85893	7	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.805025	0.91407	159	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.780270	0.76591	11	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.779634	0.86497	94	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.775571	0.80423	9	Estimated
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.768355	0.81212	163	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.752981	0.78977	7	—
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.750763	0.74911	19	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.736924	0.80244	31	—
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.734933	0.85418	203	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.732463	0.82942	205	—
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.722977	0.89882	157	Estimated
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.719872	0.78090	39	—
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.711838	0.79331	33	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.709811	0.87282	46	Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.680293	0.86273	184	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.671390	0.86562	38	—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.669194	0.62490	25	Estimated
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.654113	0.86418	26	Estimated
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.646720	0.86181	115	—
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.640041	0.81192	130	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.638431	0.87165	104	Estimated
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.637826	0.82468	20	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.615696	0.75221	22	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.610211	0.65209	22	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.610037	0.78587	8	Estimated
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.609089	0.80784	214	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.606814	0.71118	18	—
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.606410	0.84808	29	Estimated
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.604758	0.78720	68	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.596151	0.78534	37	Estimated
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.595888	0.84138	37	Estimated
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.586736	0.91832	100	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.575900	0.86499	126	Estimated
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.574199	0.83441	18	Estimated
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.572757	0.72623	15	Estimated
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.565151	0.81761	77	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.562758	0.79046	224	—
SurinameSURSouth America	0.562144	0.80896	93	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.560997	0.83517	110	Estimated
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.558566	0.75986	45	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.548655	0.77148	243	Estimated
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.532780	0.88645	114	Estimated
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.526939	0.78418	18	—
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.525922	0.76722	109	—
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.512251	0.81356	198	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.511411	0.82531	26	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.504285	0.73579	17	Estimated
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.499140	0.78897	79	Estimated
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.496775	0.83190	119	Estimated
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.496191	0.81312	19	Estimated
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.485238	0.78268	91	—
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.481278	0.80295	84	Estimated
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.476622	0.81411	86	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.472289	0.71478	19	Estimated
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.459715	0.79937	104	—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.450400	0.80750	132	—
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.446831	0.80898	195	Estimated
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.445233	0.67215	164	Estimated
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.444863	0.69124	82	Estimated
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.441770	0.77047	20	—
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.436025	0.83358	159	Estimated
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.434764	0.87102	82	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.434451	0.64436	36	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.424367	0.68122	224	Estimated
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.422106	0.84314	85	Estimated
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.420165	0.76097	193	Estimated
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.413630	0.62404	22	Estimated
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.413426	0.65127	153	—
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.408548	0.88752	185	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.403465	0.77111	57	Estimated
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.398600	0.84595	86	Estimated
TongaTONPolynesia	0.381176	0.77210	26	Estimated
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.378116	0.78933	167	Estimated
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.378053	0.80673	164	Estimated
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.374990	0.81797	39	Estimated
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.371876	0.79158	200	—
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.359581	0.85156	80	Estimated
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.358415	0.82037	69	Estimated
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.356224	0.69309	35	Estimated
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.354111	0.65552	232	—
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.353773	0.75884	29	Estimated
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.351253	0.65426	176	Estimated
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.347385	0.78464	77	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.345690	0.81142	116	Estimated
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.341842	0.76811	186	Estimated
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.340829	0.78727	166	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.339577	0.69243	244	Estimated
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.335397	0.69764	187	—
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.333462	0.63707	236	—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.332715	0.72150	21	Estimated
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.332459	0.61918	100	Estimated
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.329322	0.84263	174	Estimated
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.327512	0.66217	223	Estimated
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.327059	0.76579	118	Estimated
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.324667	0.81289	140	Estimated
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.321505	0.61402	35	Estimated
ChileCHLSouth America	0.318822	0.75496	232	—
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.316225	0.64410	253	—
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.315183	0.84368	161	Estimated
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.311280	0.82726	153	Estimated
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.308992	0.79823	52	—
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.301855	0.83736	153	Estimated
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.300987	0.83580	74	Estimated
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.295742	0.67494	32	Estimated
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.294187	0.79553	196	Estimated
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.293941	0.81551	131	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.293528	0.79618	113	Estimated
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.286633	0.80644	153	Estimated
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	0.281998	0.58569	27	—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.278991	0.57318	237	—
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.276155	0.75488	107	Estimated
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.275752	0.69443	29	Estimated
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.273351	0.58154	227	—
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.273101	0.76308	197	Estimated
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.267422	0.64106	246	—
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.266047	0.76570	168	Estimated
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.262102	0.78571	204	Estimated
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.253235	0.56058	244	—
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.251039	0.77933	149	Estimated
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.249973	0.48283	244	—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.249822	0.55842	245	—
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.243347	0.68744	239	—
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.241774	0.52740	258	Estimated
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.235535	0.67459	254	Estimated
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.235416	0.72101	118	Estimated
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.231571	0.73040	193	Estimated
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.231076	0.76394	27	Estimated
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.230990	0.47114	257	Estimated
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.230117	0.73783	198	Estimated
PeruPERSouth America	0.229043	0.73510	237	Estimated
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.226399	0.59594	239	Estimated
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.224471	0.81017	158	Estimated
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.223853	0.64572	217	Estimated
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.222940	0.69338	30	Estimated
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.222750	0.69230	101	—
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.218467	0.69183	231	Estimated
UruguayURYSouth America	0.218135	0.70905	192	—
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.217902	0.70246	161	Estimated
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.208875	0.75015	138	Estimated
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.206776	0.66153	204	Estimated
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.205614	0.54944	79	Estimated
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.204961	0.73829	213	Estimated
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.202381	0.76747	216	—
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.200867	0.72865	163	Estimated
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.199587	0.71580	198	Estimated
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.199131	0.54554	39	—
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.196265	0.64632	210	—
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.195858	0.64819	240	—
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.191197	0.56741	245	—
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.190619	0.67597	185	Estimated
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.186365	0.67758	144	Estimated
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.185951	0.64768	73	Estimated
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.185034	0.68614	223	Estimated
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.183921	0.73369	187	Estimated
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.183456	0.45158	246	—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.183167	0.64432	183	—
PanamaPANCentral America	0.174067	0.57263	225	Estimated
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.169554	0.43965	254	—
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.166016	0.68740	233	—
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.165760	0.66915	228	Estimated
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.165446	0.64246	199	Estimated
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.161889	0.66995	174	—
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.160776	0.60616	129	Estimated
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.151404	0.62057	125	Estimated
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.147719	0.43560	246	—
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.141731	0.57277	244	Estimated
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.141049	0.50571	237	—
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.141038	0.51856	211	—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.140180	0.68533	227	Estimated
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.139521	0.37611	255	—
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.137785	0.75020	111	Estimated
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.137765	0.54773	243	—
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.135279	0.43209	243	—
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.134918	0.68180	244	—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.132846	0.45583	244	—
BrazilBRASouth America	0.131841	0.56235	252	—
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.124289	0.40680	244	—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.122943	0.40675	250	Estimated
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.122008	0.50931	252	—
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.119711	0.43594	254	—
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.118424	0.40535	252	—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.115865	0.46816	237	—
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.112222	0.34379	258	—
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.104348	0.43894	248	Estimated
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.104071	0.41983	257	—
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.103779	0.31659	257	—
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.103298	0.42179	244	—
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.102585	0.33664	255	—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.101819	0.53573	246	Estimated
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.101639	0.60655	219	Estimated
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.101158	0.44914	246	Estimated
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.097704	0.33145	257	—
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.096864	0.24662	258	—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.096634	0.47372	251	Estimated
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.096385	0.59921	226	Estimated
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.090876	0.49813	244	—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.089544	0.37661	258	—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.089542	0.34792	252	—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.082825	0.33224	256	Estimated
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.078090	0.42404	246	—
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.076498	0.36753	250	—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.074771	0.43883	253	Estimated
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.071510	0.42012	252	—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.068999	0.43550	241	—
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.065250	0.37215	254	—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.060946	0.36055	247	—
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.051984	0.35082	258	—

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

South Sudan0.993961
Iraq0.968396
Kiribati0.928968
Angola0.911015
Chad0.872381

Lowest

Italy0.051984
Austria0.060946
Poland0.065250
Croatia0.068999
Türkiye0.071510

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.308992. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Export diversification index (0–1)
HighestNew Caledonia0.91832
LowestUnited States0.24662
Middle country: 0.72865
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)
Highest5 share it
LowestKiribati5
Middle country: 164

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
213values changed, of 213 in both
99 · 114rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste0.539220 → 0.867870+0.328650
Bermuda0.375328 → 0.610037+0.234709
DR Congo0.305159 → 0.532780+0.227621
British Virgin Islands0.254718 → 0.441770+0.187052
Kiribati0.803245 → 0.928968+0.125723

Fell most

Sierra Leone0.652346 → 0.293528−0.358818
Macau0.394350 → 0.160776−0.233574
Palau0.692464 → 0.472289−0.220175
Costa Rica0.431483 → 0.223853−0.207630
Saudi Arabia0.701528 → 0.548655−0.152873

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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