Data for 2021

Export Concentration Index, 2021

2021, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2021 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. Iraq is highest, at 0.89062; Italy is lowest, at 0.05313. The middle country reads 0.30953. Against 2020, 213 values changed (106 up, 107 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2021

HighestIraq

0.89062

LowestItaly

0.05313

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
2021the year it describes
213distinct values6 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

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IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.89062	0.868267	168	Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.89007	0.928195	140	Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.87650	0.885465	118	Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.82801	0.854301	93	Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.82572	0.809802	9	—
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.80785	0.787184	15	Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.80197	0.885207	108	Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.79156	0.893872	136	Estimated
SurinameSURSouth America	0.78520	0.826846	110	Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.77860	0.784183	6	Estimated
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.77747	0.779024	34	—
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.76519	0.806785	140	—
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.74974	0.863253	208	Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.73503	0.842899	73	Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.72743	0.815441	121	Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.69261	0.683797	12	—
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.68211	0.860143	83	Estimated
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.67519	0.837336	17	Estimated
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.67331	0.845324	11	Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.66163	0.857794	37	Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.65524	0.854702	193	Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	0.64886	0.734635	43	More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.64738	0.804104	223	Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.64582	0.758827	8	—
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.64481	0.826625	26	Estimated
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.62966	0.824704	180	Estimated
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.62850	0.842864	33	—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.62164	0.935528	93	Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.61109	0.711988	9	Estimated
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.60315	0.835457	31	Estimated
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.60129	0.865719	71	Estimated
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.59709	0.754054	20	Estimated
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.58405	0.874085	42	Estimated
NiueNIUPolynesia	0.58111	0.650307	27	—
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.57992	0.844731	113	Estimated
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.57456	0.859326	147	Estimated
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.56526	0.793453	233	—
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.56469	0.772662	17	—
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.55529	0.913060	112	Estimated
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.54759	0.850155	113	Estimated
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.54433	0.681201	35	Estimated
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.54393	0.844764	97	—
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.53969	0.756008	246	Estimated
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.53899	0.772685	12	Estimated
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.52125	0.895243	80	Estimated
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.51797	0.664421	48	Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.51692	0.673924	18	Estimated. More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.50119	0.784154	15	Estimated
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.48782	0.811577	74	Estimated
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.48769	0.820524	63	—
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.48687	0.842859	15	—
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.48097	0.813494	98	Estimated
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.47987	0.800254	142	—
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.46716	0.815852	117	—
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.46676	0.806694	78	Estimated
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.46651	0.679396	24	Estimated
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.46482	0.750630	182	Estimated
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.46287	0.692509	108	Estimated
PanamaPANCentral America	0.45821	0.711418	217	Estimated
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.44971	0.813258	126	Estimated
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.44911	0.798113	102	—
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.43859	0.800613	38	Estimated
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.42659	0.709337	237	—
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.42587	0.856779	108	Estimated
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.42454	0.738814	14	Estimated
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.42392	0.812003	206	Estimated
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	0.41983	0.624215	17	—
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.41503	0.867025	62	Estimated
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.41416	0.862675	160	Estimated
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.40969	0.835484	116	—
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.40359	0.809581	208	Estimated
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.40217	0.798347	115	—
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.39742	0.795203	53	Estimated
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.39570	0.825591	73	—
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.39100	0.664209	81	Estimated
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.38496	0.810940	200	Estimated
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.38165	0.789002	196	Estimated
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.38019	0.862182	211	Estimated
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.37957	0.780197	111	Estimated
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.37746	0.809864	102	Estimated
ChileCHLSouth America	0.37700	0.788903	234	—
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.37524	0.737506	253	Estimated
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.37414	0.784235	173	Estimated
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.36538	0.776122	187	Estimated
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.35864	0.855129	99	Estimated
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.35857	0.497221	244	—
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.35799	0.664852	45	—
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.35783	0.755471	43	Estimated
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.35695	0.717239	41	Estimated
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.35693	0.698339	55	Estimated
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.35084	0.601422	239	—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.34908	0.669090	164	—
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.34393	0.633504	24	Estimated
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.33748	0.804178	149	Estimated
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.33724	0.798659	38	Estimated
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.33717	0.810162	175	Estimated
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.33615	0.770321	201	—
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.33151	0.837118	100	Estimated
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.32772	0.716266	217	Estimated
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.32518	0.849533	159	Estimated
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.32506	0.829629	72	Estimated
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.32459	0.554999	231	—
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.32061	0.790675	155	Estimated
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.31750	0.769143	179	Estimated
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.31337	0.770833	124	Estimated
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.30956	0.686806	239	Estimated
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.30953	0.736642	182	—
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.29782	0.770106	104	Estimated
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.29757	0.768575	160	Estimated
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.29734	0.771410	184	Estimated
TongaTONPolynesia	0.29719	0.733397	25	Estimated
PeruPERSouth America	0.29291	0.774288	234	Estimated
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.28733	0.671647	241	—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.28702	0.697052	37	Estimated
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.27940	0.657600	231	—
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.27930	0.753614	100	Estimated
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.27775	0.709674	33	Estimated
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.27655	0.801685	119	Estimated
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.27220	0.791747	30	Estimated
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.27097	0.659855	246	—
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.27089	0.644283	212	Estimated
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.26929	0.601260	252	—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.26561	0.790697	159	Estimated
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.25934	0.474584	253	Estimated
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.25659	0.632668	54	—
UruguayURYSouth America	0.25599	0.739338	183	—
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.25430	0.775668	193	Estimated
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.25250	0.672290	208	Estimated
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.25225	0.623194	179	Estimated
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.25049	0.809483	181	Estimated
PalauPLWMicronesia	0.24827	0.671915	31	Estimated
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.24569	0.750163	198	Estimated
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.24494	0.700660	187	Estimated
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.24163	0.547754	256	Estimated
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.24123	0.799426	139	Estimated
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.23629	0.740082	157	Estimated
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.23274	0.548698	247	—
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.23270	0.752304	210	Estimated
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.23033	0.454493	253	—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.23022	0.652044	202	—
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.22928	0.487685	246	—
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.22843	0.753895	172	Estimated
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.22658	0.711819	32	Estimated
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.22568	0.725158	27	Estimated
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.22101	0.669835	207	—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.21795	0.658064	126	—
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.21596	0.614278	143	Estimated
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.21342	0.761917	176	Estimated
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.20933	0.604631	92	Estimated
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.20640	0.756784	218	—
BrazilBRASouth America	0.20567	0.617132	249	—
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.20482	0.721643	156	Estimated
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.20445	0.745524	237	—
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.19834	0.685599	224	Estimated
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.19730	0.687721	194	Estimated
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.19606	0.762225	197	Estimated
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.19596	0.697655	208	Estimated
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.19492	0.588985	253	—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.19062	0.447125	248	—
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.18960	0.674954	227	Estimated
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.18917	0.648965	121	Estimated
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.18904	0.680533	233	Estimated
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.17877	0.593884	71	—
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.17772	0.719644	218	Estimated
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.17373	0.692411	180	—
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.16929	0.530008	246	—
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.16669	0.699335	246	—
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.16113	0.540899	37	Estimated
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.16026	0.652298	151	Estimated
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.15712	0.689415	185	Estimated
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.15466	0.466011	219	—
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.15307	0.631945	243	Estimated
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.15270	0.585142	242	Estimated
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.14857	0.645451	221	Estimated
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.14653	0.405138	255	—
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.14471	0.595331	242	—
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.14084	0.437043	249	Estimated
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.13813	0.512271	221	—
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.13767	0.696097	224	Estimated
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.13309	0.615178	45	Estimated
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.13184	0.653792	197	Estimated
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.12930	0.431018	249	—
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.12819	0.435157	241	—
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.12799	0.518321	245	—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.12637	0.426967	257	—
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.12508	0.450927	251	—
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.11625	0.418385	251	—
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.11410	0.365631	258	—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.11121	0.544646	242	Estimated
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.10737	0.639759	225	Estimated
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.10410	0.457731	239	—
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.10138	0.391962	253	Estimated
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.09869	0.550645	242	Estimated
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.09862	0.467170	243	—
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.09309	0.382522	255	—
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.08877	0.355398	256	—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.08874	0.444051	247	—
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.08776	0.353713	251	—
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.08496	0.463793	246	Estimated
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.08326	0.228993	259	—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.08285	0.443250	252	Estimated
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.08208	0.303031	257	—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.07909	0.432135	254	Estimated
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.07805	0.361937	252	—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.07770	0.313624	258	Estimated
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.07647	0.501561	247	—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.06826	0.413892	247	—
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.06702	0.343629	259	—
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.06536	0.345526	249	—
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.06218	0.420270	252	—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.06059	0.412160	241	—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.06003	0.420600	254	—
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.05313	0.352746	256	—

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

Iraq0.89062
Botswana0.89007
Mali0.87650
Libya0.82801
Marshall Islands0.82572

Lowest

Italy0.05313
Türkiye0.06003
Croatia0.06059
Poland0.06218
Austria0.06536

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30953. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Export diversification index (0–1)
HighestNew Caledonia0.935528
LowestUnited States0.228993
Middle country: 0.725158
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)
Highest2 share it
LowestKiribati6
Middle country: 175

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
213values changed, of 213 in both
106 · 107rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Panama0.17859 → 0.45821+0.27962
Guyana0.52210 → 0.68211+0.16001
Nepal0.22298 → 0.37957+0.15659
Libya0.67709 → 0.82801+0.15092
Kiribati0.64632 → 0.77860+0.13228

Fell most

Niue0.97529 → 0.58111−0.39418
British Virgin Islands0.82489 → 0.56469−0.26020
Rwanda0.52427 → 0.29757−0.22671
Cabo Verde0.46145 → 0.27775−0.18370
Montserrat0.51552 → 0.34393−0.17159

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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