Export Concentration Index, 2018

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Export Concentration Index, 2018: 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
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.963765	0.8360	4	Estimated
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.944083	0.8770	154	Estimated
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.942011	0.7611	17	—
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.908356	0.7382	3	—
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.891721	0.9251	156	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.890287	0.8684	8	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.881965	0.8865	144	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.880083	0.7800	6	Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.859133	0.7338	6	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.855473	0.7789	41	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.848287	0.8059	83	Estimated
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.828842	0.8259	173	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.824815	0.8384	58	Estimated
SurinameSURSouth America	0.823373	0.8546	81	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.769316	0.8385	120	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.768522	0.7918	204	—
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.766089	0.8495	207	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.761677	0.8156	11	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.760898	0.7995	8	—
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.741343	0.8787	137	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.737546	0.8437	115	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.736168	0.7720	11	Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.723528	0.8704	181	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.699841	0.8425	49	Estimated
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.684613	0.8625	33	Estimated

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.294710. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNew Caledonia0.9368

  LowestUnited States0.2398

  Middle country: 0.7182

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestUnited States260

  LowestNiue3

  Middle country: 165

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• 213values changed, of 213 in both
• 119 · 94rose · 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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