Export Concentration Index, 2016

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Export Concentration Index, 2016: 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
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.98470	0.814947	17	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.93582	0.894138	101	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.89918	0.823468	6	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.89271	0.893389	154	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.88368	0.870732	8	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.87890	0.937819	148	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.87415	0.814276	9	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.82074	0.718445	14	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.81164	0.834091	21	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.80993	0.835075	168	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.79006	0.847718	36	Estimated
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.77949	0.853581	14	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.76254	0.820008	202	—
SurinameSURSouth America	0.76218	0.829464	84	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.75915	0.867955	193	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.73676	0.871432	122	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.72336	0.855214	46	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.71792	0.809665	106	Estimated
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.70478	0.893639	31	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.70263	0.668124	22	—
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.68743	0.857856	175	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.68571	0.820761	34	—
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.67099	0.828334	34	—
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.66749	0.781268	10	—
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.65347	0.813223	108	Estimated

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.29347. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestBotswana0.937819

  LowestUnited States0.244582

  Middle country: 0.726788

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestUnited Kingdom260

  LowestKiribati6

  Middle country: 168

• +0 / −0countries joined / left
• 213values changed, of 213 in both
• 108 · 105rose · 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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