Data for 2012

Export Concentration Index, 2012

2012, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2012 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 0.99473; Italy is lowest, at 0.05634. The middle country reads 0.30091. Against 2011, 211 values changed (100 up, 111 down), 2 countries joined.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2012

HighestSouth Sudan

0.99473

LowestItaly

0.05634

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
2012the year it describes
213distinct values6 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.99473	0.52471	3	—
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.95401	0.86521	125	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.93169	0.75936	13	—
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.92163	0.84546	108	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.91767	0.69222	8	—
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.88632	0.82412	6	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.87688	0.61854	10	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.86467	0.78415	160	Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.85552	0.73072	10	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.83711	0.81687	14	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.81610	0.75652	12	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.81333	0.74187	9	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.80921	0.77815	121	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.80872	0.75493	65	Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.79332	0.82612	114	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.79074	0.80963	8	—
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.78791	0.74737	51	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.77902	0.82135	106	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.77046	0.88505	167	Estimated
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.76722	0.77254	40	Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.75833	0.79625	212	Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.75404	0.78416	197	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.75071	0.78677	30	—
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.74049	0.76558	16	—
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.73491	0.75526	49	—
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.73168	0.83920	43	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.72286	0.82642	111	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.71863	0.83053	117	Estimated
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.71626	0.74507	37	—
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.71485	0.74377	250	Estimated
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.68328	0.76507	89	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.68220	0.90143	126	Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.67911	0.81317	177	Estimated
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.65405	0.84302	125	—
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.64522	0.76229	138	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.62908	0.81019	73	Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.62544	0.72173	6	Estimated
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.62266	0.74762	30	Estimated
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.60518	0.76055	54	Estimated
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.60184	0.90886	97	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.59318	0.74040	12	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.59234	0.74060	230	—
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.58769	0.69507	256	Estimated
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.56385	0.78191	101	Estimated
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.55932	0.81011	40	Estimated
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.55684	0.82839	119	—
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.54241	0.71428	8	Estimated
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.53975	0.72860	98	—
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.53481	0.79700	64	Estimated
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.52789	0.85652	118	Estimated
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.51764	0.71854	200	—
SurinameSURSouth America	0.51725	0.78718	110	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.50679	0.69550	222	Estimated
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.50650	0.81182	102	—
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.50539	0.84048	86	Estimated
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.50311	0.75968	36	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.49124	0.69598	39	Estimated
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.46959	0.81735	90	Estimated
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.46517	0.72482	19	—
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.45821	0.79634	116	Estimated
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.45317	0.73046	215	Estimated
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.45312	0.76457	208	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.45056	0.77127	8	Estimated
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.44864	0.77735	201	Estimated
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.44737	0.80411	177	Estimated
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.44004	0.81237	58	Estimated
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.43996	0.62194	26	Estimated
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.43657	0.69767	185	Estimated
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.43619	0.77071	66	Estimated
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.43471	0.64297	230	—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.43394	0.77347	129	—
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.42626	0.59554	66	Estimated
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.41158	0.79254	124	—
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.40580	0.61650	235	—
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.40163	0.78234	86	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.39912	0.83090	195	Estimated
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.39526	0.72236	162	Estimated
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.39516	0.64060	21	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.39488	0.57314	33	Estimated
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.39406	0.67157	78	Estimated
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.39153	0.77084	48	Estimated
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.38976	0.77487	40	Estimated
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.38630	0.61289	86	Estimated
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.38240	0.61442	254	—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.38031	0.74304	30	Estimated
ChileCHLSouth America	0.36154	0.72511	230	—
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.36040	0.70434	184	Estimated
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.35847	0.68337	188	—
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.35732	0.72051	221	Estimated
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.35660	0.77156	53	Estimated
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.35562	0.80544	165	Estimated
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.34999	0.52705	39	—
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.34904	0.78886	158	Estimated
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.34387	0.76927	221	Estimated
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.34201	0.71233	53	Estimated
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.33946	0.70522	116	—
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.33810	0.54214	245	—
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.33291	0.72852	180	Estimated
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.33159	0.69837	28	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.33139	0.75430	103	Estimated
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.33043	0.77511	138	Estimated
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.32997	0.50083	258	Estimated
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.32673	0.78920	157	Estimated
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.32567	0.71203	43	Estimated
TongaTONPolynesia	0.31949	0.74084	28	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.31704	0.73611	142	Estimated
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.30091	0.78267	167	Estimated
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.30009	0.79026	125	Estimated
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.29504	0.77239	124	Estimated
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.29291	0.77963	116	Estimated
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.29193	0.76020	138	Estimated
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.29113	0.71340	27	Estimated
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.28550	0.75091	200	Estimated
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.28379	0.62028	181	Estimated
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.28290	0.65387	247	—
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.28072	0.77470	73	Estimated
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.27957	0.70371	27	Estimated
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.27724	0.70949	97	Estimated
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.27605	0.57960	248	—
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.27224	0.58397	240	Estimated
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.27135	0.74261	186	Estimated
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.27029	0.72457	132	Estimated
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.27008	0.80851	77	Estimated
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.26645	0.74059	159	Estimated
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.26639	0.58127	229	—
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.26214	0.65023	256	Estimated
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.26090	0.70022	180	Estimated
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.25587	0.77749	204	Estimated
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.25089	0.69475	184	—
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.25009	0.72514	192	Estimated
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.24840	0.78087	187	Estimated
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.24762	0.68553	240	—
PeruPERSouth America	0.24670	0.71857	238	Estimated
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.24591	0.48823	256	Estimated
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.24439	0.61296	44	Estimated
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.23303	0.74185	207	Estimated
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.22758	0.75108	138	Estimated
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.22663	0.73781	205	Estimated
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.22475	0.72863	48	Estimated
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.22265	0.56747	236	—
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.22007	0.65466	196	Estimated
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.21574	0.63841	236	—
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.21069	0.53767	74	Estimated
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.20577	0.53964	243	—
UruguayURYSouth America	0.20565	0.70656	193	—
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.20455	0.48056	245	—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.19964	0.48195	243	—
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.19945	0.80140	166	Estimated
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.19894	0.77028	225	Estimated
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.19675	0.48561	30	Estimated
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.19327	0.57800	134	Estimated
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.19315	0.65214	206	Estimated
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.18930	0.70359	168	Estimated
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.18552	0.65320	230	Estimated
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.18285	0.72125	216	—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.17922	0.55186	158	—
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.17513	0.61475	67	Estimated
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.17387	0.60479	214	—
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.17273	0.53479	247	Estimated
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.17256	0.50336	255	—
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.17181	0.66560	207	Estimated
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.17078	0.65592	236	—
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.17072	0.70663	189	Estimated
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.16977	0.55648	243	—
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.16671	0.65477	156	Estimated
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.16578	0.46066	246	—
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.16517	0.34687	257	—
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.16397	0.45514	254	—
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.16203	0.65384	229	Estimated
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	0.15501	0.61441	47	—
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.15201	0.48998	220	—
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.15141	0.59433	243	—
BrazilBRASouth America	0.14884	0.52127	251	—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.14678	0.45893	248	—
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.14576	0.39590	251	—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.14533	0.67371	225	Estimated
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.13981	0.45395	251	Estimated
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.13921	0.49311	244	—
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.13870	0.53061	154	Estimated
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.13744	0.62073	176	—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.13741	0.47078	241	—
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.13702	0.54669	245	—
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.13603	0.70595	116	Estimated
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.13591	0.64863	220	Estimated
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.13572	0.53330	252	—
PanamaPANCentral America	0.12963	0.54415	229	Estimated
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.12490	0.50333	242	Estimated
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.12329	0.42066	245	—
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.12147	0.59757	249	—
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.11770	0.32311	258	—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.11501	0.34788	259	Estimated
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.11344	0.46463	239	Estimated
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.10686	0.43213	255	—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.10580	0.60614	222	Estimated
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.10406	0.45567	234	—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.10286	0.42813	253	Estimated
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.10241	0.47449	244	Estimated
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.10150	0.46718	256	—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.09817	0.38767	258	—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.09482	0.36833	252	—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.09215	0.43537	250	—
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.09169	0.34363	258	—
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.09106	0.35141	256	—
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.09093	0.41384	242	—
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.09079	0.34055	257	—
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.08970	0.25270	259	—
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.08196	0.39098	251	—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.07968	0.39319	249	—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.07647	0.43128	253	Estimated
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.06760	0.51538	245	—
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.06463	0.39920	253	—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.05933	0.34589	250	—
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.05634	0.36312	259	—

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

South Sudan0.99473
Iraq0.95401
Nauru0.93169
Angola0.92163
Guinea-Bissau0.91767

Lowest

Italy0.05634
Austria0.05933
Poland0.06463
Serbia0.06760
Denmark0.07647

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30091. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Export diversification index (0–1)
HighestNew Caledonia0.90886
LowestUnited States0.25270
Middle country: 0.70949
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)
Highest3 share it
LowestSouth Sudan3
Middle country: 168

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
100 · 111rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste0.41079 → 0.88632+0.47554
British Virgin Islands0.33573 → 0.74049+0.40476
Micronesia0.67277 → 0.85552+0.18275
Seychelles0.43442 → 0.60518+0.17077
Sint Maarten0.71399 → 0.87688+0.16289

Fell most

Vanuatu0.72501 → 0.22475−0.50026
Kuwait0.61944 → 0.27605−0.34339
Antigua and Barbuda0.70007 → 0.42626−0.27381
Bermuda0.67955 → 0.45056−0.22899
Aruba0.80855 → 0.62908−0.17947

+ Sudan

+ South Sudan

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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