Export Concentration Index, 1997

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Export Concentration Index, 1997: 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
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.95171	0.734336	26	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.91249	0.843408	59	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.89737	0.886131	150	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.88354	0.829146	46	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.88072	0.498863	9	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.85664	0.715097	20	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.84586	0.853251	102	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.83771	0.828317	75	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.81910	0.663510	12	—
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.80738	0.717723	10	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.78554	0.614321	9	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.77336	0.806006	66	Estimated
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.76742	0.830197	16	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.76429	0.739394	172	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.73583	0.814605	57	—
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.73015	0.844472	70	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.72906	0.758075	42	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.72155	0.544350	5	Estimated
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.71541	0.674370	20	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.70963	0.877698	147	Estimated
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.69185	0.807707	219	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.68668	0.851278	55	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.67943	0.816491	12	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.67277	0.800742	29	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.65364	0.785176	62	Estimated

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.31855. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Export diversification index (0–1)

  HighestNigeria0.886131

  LowestUnited Kingdom0.235351

  Middle country: 0.679315

• Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

  HighestNetherlands259

  LowestTurks and Caicos Islands4

  Middle country: 120

• +0 / −0countries joined / left
• 202values changed, of 204 in both
• 105 · 97rose · fell
• 2unchanged

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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