Data for 2017

Export Concentration Index, 2017

2017, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2017 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 0.98640; Italy is lowest, at 0.05339. The middle country reads 0.30271. Against 2016, 213 values changed (124 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2017

HighestSouth Sudan

0.98640

LowestItaly

0.05339

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
2017the year it describes
213distinct values6 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.98640	0.807784	16	—
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.96487	0.726576	2	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.93939	0.893563	149	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.90372	0.722226	12	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.90009	0.934833	147	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.88897	0.842703	10	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.87548	0.884092	149	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.84235	0.806612	10	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.84126	0.806710	6	Estimated
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.82102	0.836985	165	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.80172	0.844735	68	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.78637	0.827632	98	Estimated
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.78552	0.873976	27	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.77602	0.840420	22	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.77037	0.825783	103	Estimated
SurinameSURSouth America	0.76388	0.817566	105	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.75329	0.857589	197	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.74827	0.808417	210	—
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.72896	0.868376	177	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.72374	0.847427	45	Estimated
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.68392	0.792790	9	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.66137	0.795719	35	—
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.65705	0.672049	27	—
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.65205	0.754139	10	—
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.64298	0.858212	31	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.63172	0.873947	96	Estimated
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.62472	0.799239	228	Estimated
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.62387	0.755411	15	—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.62362	0.671932	20	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.62019	0.846740	136	Estimated
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.61457	0.928599	95	Estimated
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.61377	0.840191	83	—
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.61096	0.848957	114	—
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.60664	0.849822	103	Estimated
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.60368	0.848687	21	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.58872	0.684453	17	Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.57663	0.600150	26	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.57077	0.763402	245	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.56929	0.779990	42	Estimated
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.55818	0.866575	115	Estimated
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.55448	0.824638	109	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.54657	0.855768	120	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.54434	0.758923	13	Estimated
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.53674	0.760269	16	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.53218	0.630747	38	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.52717	0.789856	231	—
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.52615	0.722493	44	—
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.52287	0.811911	40	—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.51799	0.829970	18	Estimated
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.51692	0.753446	21	Estimated
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.50841	0.802567	17	—
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.50796	0.812358	43	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.49792	0.720427	244	Estimated
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.49634	0.647790	18	Estimated
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.48793	0.805701	185	Estimated
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.47952	0.790788	108	—
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.46883	0.748503	83	Estimated
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.46440	0.813083	126	—
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.46428	0.791811	131	—
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.45997	0.830322	35	Estimated
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.45996	0.839991	88	Estimated
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.45863	0.821597	194	Estimated
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.44067	0.756362	43	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.44015	0.757948	12	Estimated
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.43789	0.824309	87	Estimated
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.43162	0.837005	113	Estimated
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.41146	0.774616	192	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.40999	0.768192	91	Estimated
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.40776	0.824639	75	Estimated
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.40589	0.864398	127	Estimated
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.40109	0.775061	65	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.40058	0.705703	232	Estimated
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.39702	0.800648	107	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.39661	0.850846	197	Estimated
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.39511	0.796133	57	Estimated
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.39428	0.811006	97	Estimated
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.39068	0.716051	178	Estimated
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.38803	0.703486	29	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.38101	0.778558	131	Estimated
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.36798	0.779849	199	—
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.36774	0.853435	67	Estimated
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.36358	0.811071	161	Estimated
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.36287	0.848124	156	Estimated
TongaTONPolynesia	0.36054	0.747687	24	Estimated
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.35593	0.778045	169	Estimated
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.35225	0.815283	111	Estimated
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.34291	0.838015	121	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.34059	0.739922	53	Estimated
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.34005	0.817255	160	Estimated
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.33485	0.634539	185	Estimated
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.33338	0.796628	113	Estimated
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.33314	0.812835	76	Estimated
ChileCHLSouth America	0.32955	0.770740	236	—
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.32873	0.655861	240	—
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.32590	0.796294	141	Estimated
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.32471	0.741499	94	Estimated
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	0.32149	0.595906	21	—
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.31933	0.672104	230	—
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.31766	0.748594	115	Estimated
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.31616	0.715306	218	Estimated
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.31570	0.802472	42	Estimated
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.31439	0.752165	186	Estimated
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.31048	0.766593	155	Estimated
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.30907	0.719250	38	Estimated
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.30589	0.635571	41	Estimated
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.30343	0.790701	33	Estimated
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.30271	0.747872	151	Estimated
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.30264	0.628278	254	—
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.30164	0.489648	244	—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.29829	0.657692	159	—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.29234	0.830724	150	Estimated
PeruPERSouth America	0.29217	0.766092	238	Estimated
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.28870	0.782830	182	Estimated
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.28862	0.779702	153	Estimated
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.28699	0.829812	155	Estimated
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.28283	0.783865	182	Estimated
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.28065	0.713346	255	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.27128	0.790843	93	Estimated
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.26997	0.571575	240	—
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.26898	0.570638	243	—
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.26748	0.632548	50	Estimated
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.26735	0.753949	110	Estimated
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.26619	0.591008	43	Estimated
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.25968	0.690598	217	Estimated
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.25798	0.715150	168	Estimated
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.25763	0.637621	248	—
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.25744	0.808986	190	Estimated
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.25655	0.639657	30	Estimated
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.25578	0.705918	141	Estimated
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.25073	0.705635	228	Estimated
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.24200	0.699613	173	—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.24176	0.560118	236	—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.24129	0.473089	252	Estimated
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.24015	0.561088	220	—
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.23650	0.755704	185	Estimated
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.23613	0.669663	98	Estimated
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.23408	0.761832	191	Estimated
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.23284	0.671842	241	—
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.23223	0.530540	259	Estimated
UruguayURYSouth America	0.23110	0.734615	184	—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.22983	0.597385	72	Estimated
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.22880	0.680748	34	Estimated
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.22753	0.710028	201	Estimated
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.22459	0.808255	174	Estimated
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.22289	0.761925	191	Estimated
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.21951	0.576329	247	—
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.21429	0.734399	167	Estimated
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.21328	0.657363	210	Estimated
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.21095	0.682138	34	Estimated
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.21035	0.763519	214	—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.20725	0.678549	111	—
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.20576	0.667189	208	—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.20562	0.655759	185	—
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.20266	0.676964	203	Estimated
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.19745	0.505972	77	Estimated
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.19623	0.720195	214	Estimated
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.19609	0.668034	188	Estimated
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.19433	0.675200	228	Estimated
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.19328	0.654964	153	Estimated
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.19227	0.441887	254	—
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.18982	0.472423	246	—
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.18277	0.605549	128	Estimated
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.17936	0.660707	242	—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.17790	0.428215	247	—
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.17775	0.707141	235	—
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.17581	0.653866	234	Estimated
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.17055	0.694695	174	—
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.15288	0.563479	242	Estimated
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.15246	0.612574	129	Estimated
BrazilBRASouth America	0.14816	0.572649	249	—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.14796	0.698700	223	Estimated
PanamaPANCentral America	0.14598	0.547839	221	Estimated
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.14285	0.384971	255	—
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.14204	0.560505	243	—
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.14152	0.678544	246	—
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.14104	0.524305	213	—
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.14039	0.598112	188	Estimated
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.13886	0.423024	244	—
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.13812	0.625465	204	Estimated
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.13806	0.510443	243	—
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.13496	0.569551	244	Estimated
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.13297	0.424562	242	—
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.12744	0.519235	251	—
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.12592	0.417364	253	—
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.12214	0.449673	253	—
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.11610	0.442769	249	Estimated
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.11551	0.587928	224	Estimated
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.11355	0.436047	244	—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.11344	0.440986	247	—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.11171	0.404130	251	Estimated
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.10752	0.321863	260	—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.10012	0.620526	222	Estimated
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.09919	0.534225	240	Estimated
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.09838	0.309312	257	—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.09807	0.465146	254	Estimated
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.09681	0.241273	259	—
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.09644	0.411694	257	—
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.09609	0.338071	257	—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.09369	0.390630	256	—
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.09244	0.324920	257	—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.08979	0.352193	251	—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.08830	0.437683	240	—
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.08226	0.437958	242	Estimated
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.08078	0.493804	246	—
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.07954	0.366524	251	—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.07729	0.425382	252	—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.07514	0.314066	257	Estimated
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.07399	0.395925	244	—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.07277	0.461676	240	—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.06848	0.436691	252	Estimated
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.06421	0.378830	254	—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.06147	0.334515	249	—
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.05339	0.348523	258	—

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

South Sudan0.98640
Niue0.96487
Iraq0.93939
Guinea-Bissau0.90372
Botswana0.90009

Lowest

Italy0.05339
Austria0.06147
Poland0.06421
Denmark0.06848
Croatia0.07277

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30271. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Export diversification index (0–1)
HighestBotswana0.934833
LowestUnited States0.241273
Middle country: 0.720427
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)
HighestUnited Kingdom260
LowestNiue2
Middle country: 168

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
213values changed, of 213 in both
124 · 89rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Niue0.24666 → 0.96487+0.71822
Seychelles0.50808 → 0.78552+0.27744
British Virgin Islands0.34686 → 0.62387+0.27701
Libya0.65347 → 0.78637+0.13291
Nepal0.13810 → 0.26735+0.12925

Fell most

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.77949 → 0.51799−0.26150
Saint Lucia0.45115 → 0.22983−0.22132
Bermuda0.63711 → 0.44015−0.19696
Somalia0.68571 → 0.52287−0.16284
Antigua and Barbuda0.64360 → 0.51692−0.12668

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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