Data for 2020

Export Concentration Index, 2020

2020, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2020 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. Niue is highest, at 0.975289; Italy is lowest, at 0.057881. The middle country reads 0.306244. Against 2019, 213 values changed (94 up, 119 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2020

HighestNiue

0.975289

LowestItaly

0.057881

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
2020the year it describes
213distinct values6 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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NiueNIUPolynesia	0.975289	0.74434	2	—
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.873280	0.91036	127	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.861086	0.81627	20	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.848613	0.90255	130	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.835835	0.90093	121	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.833851	0.88224	95	Estimated
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.824891	0.81159	11	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.820385	0.88713	156	Estimated
SurinameSURSouth America	0.814019	0.86606	78	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.803559	0.76584	5	—
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.795034	0.80229	19	—
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.773730	0.81107	11	—
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.762768	0.74116	60	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.749258	0.82376	158	—
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.746308	0.85258	41	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.743925	0.80689	108	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.735468	0.87305	199	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.720206	0.82196	34	—
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.716214	0.83165	178	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.713815	0.69697	12	—
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.708295	0.85531	56	Estimated
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.678856	0.76976	21	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.677088	0.85543	75	Estimated
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.675735	0.83721	31	Estimated
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.675409	0.82764	24	Estimated
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.662250	0.86291	10	Estimated
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.649440	0.88006	148	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.646323	0.80190	4	Estimated
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.644884	0.81015	222	Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.644025	0.86110	184	Estimated
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.621176	0.94060	90	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.617862	0.86306	103	Estimated
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.611525	0.90681	35	Estimated
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.589267	0.83307	20	Estimated
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.586062	0.78635	11	Estimated
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.562462	0.90650	116	Estimated
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.555800	0.84037	71	Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.552329	0.73119	12	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.546027	0.81857	225	—
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.541366	0.73515	20	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.538798	0.73189	11	Estimated
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.535494	0.64454	95	Estimated
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.529823	0.76338	246	Estimated
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.524273	0.80393	136	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.523171	0.82070	39	—
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.522096	0.84498	81	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.520012	0.85005	112	Estimated
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.517620	0.83513	83	—
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.515518	0.58979	23	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.502862	0.81119	32	Estimated
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.488529	0.74583	181	Estimated
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.481741	0.82329	54	Estimated
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.476893	0.85038	16	—
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.475191	0.81433	89	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.466663	0.66362	18	Estimated
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.466052	0.82447	144	—
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.461449	0.72906	29	Estimated
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.455312	0.83010	120	—
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.452254	0.83076	217	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.448295	0.65108	45	Estimated
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.439587	0.70891	21	Estimated
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.438770	0.81797	115	—
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.437201	0.73902	49	Estimated
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.435865	0.84569	100	—
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.435579	0.73458	69	—
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.435346	0.78524	185	Estimated
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.433603	0.87443	86	Estimated
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.433091	0.81435	206	Estimated
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.432338	0.86709	92	—
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.426045	0.80257	55	Estimated
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.413969	0.79443	190	Estimated
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.413293	0.87045	103	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.411239	0.77537	108	Estimated
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.410253	0.84636	54	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.409741	0.80684	122	Estimated
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	0.403417	0.65331	22	—
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.398567	0.86344	81	Estimated
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.392625	0.80695	208	Estimated
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.391726	0.87791	208	Estimated
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.377384	0.83604	100	Estimated
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.374625	0.83464	147	Estimated
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.371973	0.77400	41	Estimated
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.367217	0.50502	243	—
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.366479	0.84818	100	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.366086	0.72772	45	Estimated
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.364378	0.54924	227	—
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.363453	0.62736	124	Estimated
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.361517	0.77951	173	Estimated
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.359919	0.82173	73	Estimated
TongaTONPolynesia	0.356433	0.76269	21	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.350500	0.68957	24	Estimated
ChileCHLSouth America	0.347945	0.79990	233	—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.340361	0.66605	150	—
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.339251	0.70284	252	Estimated
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.338909	0.78966	154	Estimated
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.336847	0.85004	154	Estimated
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.335793	0.82232	163	Estimated
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.335243	0.72292	16	Estimated
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.335239	0.79461	46	Estimated
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.330513	0.70797	215	Estimated
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.323196	0.58193	238	—
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.323094	0.79444	185	—
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.321328	0.83267	59	Estimated
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.316616	0.81661	42	Estimated
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.311923	0.77696	164	Estimated
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.306395	0.75021	133	Estimated
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.306244	0.67931	239	—
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.304836	0.79508	153	Estimated
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.300886	0.65011	239	—
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.290019	0.64866	38	Estimated
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.288789	0.77218	37	Estimated
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.287088	0.70123	33	Estimated
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.284119	0.78082	94	Estimated
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.282454	0.79808	122	Estimated
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.280518	0.77589	173	Estimated
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.279945	0.66323	214	Estimated
PeruPERSouth America	0.279663	0.78029	228	Estimated
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.277006	0.76101	209	Estimated
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.272559	0.64347	245	—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.266686	0.82547	148	Estimated
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.266448	0.81058	175	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.264304	0.66685	232	Estimated
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.260805	0.77109	197	Estimated
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.258898	0.68339	192	—
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.257124	0.49603	244	—
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.254978	0.66906	228	—
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.251628	0.73309	150	Estimated
UruguayURYSouth America	0.248121	0.74563	185	—
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.247047	0.62247	251	—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.246591	0.46377	253	Estimated
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.245981	0.62460	174	Estimated
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.241790	0.45336	254	—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.241644	0.63507	52	Estimated
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.240608	0.75589	163	Estimated
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.236057	0.65665	218	Estimated
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.229460	0.72516	202	—
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.228429	0.77187	40	Estimated
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.226454	0.52778	258	Estimated
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.225726	0.59733	77	Estimated
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.225473	0.67304	201	Estimated
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.222977	0.72376	106	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.222864	0.78377	121	Estimated
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.222398	0.72938	28	Estimated
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.218720	0.79754	161	Estimated
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.218472	0.80014	202	Estimated
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.215570	0.70439	175	Estimated
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.214857	0.65102	213	—
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.211437	0.76281	210	—
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.211392	0.69410	226	Estimated
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.210603	0.67274	218	Estimated
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.207501	0.71368	197	Estimated
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.204294	0.62325	131	Estimated
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.199634	0.66272	111	Estimated
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.198823	0.67753	106	—
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.197201	0.73751	232	—
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.195365	0.69709	172	—
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.188444	0.71066	152	Estimated
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.188190	0.53828	245	—
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.186409	0.66653	199	Estimated
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.185110	0.44163	248	—
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.183092	0.70786	214	Estimated
BrazilBRASouth America	0.182308	0.61956	249	—
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.180589	0.65221	224	Estimated
PanamaPANCentral America	0.178592	0.54489	220	Estimated
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.175476	0.53546	249	—
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.173294	0.69511	185	Estimated
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.164715	0.69361	243	—
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.164590	0.63189	153	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.161191	0.65893	241	Estimated
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.155660	0.56554	253	—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.155401	0.71652	218	Estimated
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.147724	0.43294	251	Estimated
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.145766	0.58961	239	Estimated
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.139359	0.59821	49	Estimated
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.137431	0.52172	207	—
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.135824	0.40198	244	—
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.133589	0.54287	82	—
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.131300	0.45449	220	—
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.130358	0.43973	243	—
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.127921	0.59252	189	Estimated
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.127694	0.41650	252	—
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.127033	0.52174	240	—
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.127027	0.40341	256	—
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.126485	0.64482	211	Estimated
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.123765	0.56564	243	—
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.115529	0.55103	243	Estimated
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.111648	0.45428	242	—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.108669	0.39193	253	Estimated
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.107787	0.41786	256	—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.101597	0.61947	218	Estimated
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.100076	0.53218	241	Estimated
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.100027	0.38463	255	—
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.098801	0.35788	256	—
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.098207	0.44775	251	—
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.096754	0.32343	258	—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.093198	0.34776	250	—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.086839	0.43487	252	Estimated
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.086507	0.43523	238	—
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.085100	0.29286	257	—
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.083695	0.35825	249	—
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.083211	0.23235	260	—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.082090	0.44240	254	Estimated
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.080602	0.44572	245	Estimated
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.077917	0.49565	246	—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.076889	0.42856	245	—
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.076197	0.32939	258	—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.072690	0.31536	258	Estimated
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.072668	0.41140	250	—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.065402	0.33696	249	—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.063757	0.42359	254	—
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.063431	0.40657	252	—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.058093	0.40576	244	—
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.057881	0.34444	258	—

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

Niue0.975289
Botswana0.873280
Micronesia0.861086
Mali0.848613
Angola0.835835

Lowest

Italy0.057881
Croatia0.058093
Poland0.063431
Türkiye0.063757
Austria0.065402

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.306244. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Export diversification index (0–1)
HighestNew Caledonia0.94060
LowestUnited States0.23235
Middle country: 0.73119
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)
HighestUnited States260
LowestNiue2
Middle country: 163

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
213values changed, of 213 in both
94 · 119rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

British Virgin Islands0.494273 → 0.824891+0.330618
Nauru0.560192 → 0.803559+0.243367
Niger0.353314 → 0.555800+0.202486
Micronesia0.677671 → 0.861086+0.183415
American Samoa0.389542 → 0.535494+0.145952

Fell most

Cayman Islands0.896017 → 0.466663−0.429354
Tuvalu0.813471 → 0.552329−0.261142
Bermuda0.802077 → 0.541366−0.260711
Kiribati0.841444 → 0.646323−0.195121
Palau0.529256 → 0.350500−0.178756

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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