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Export Concentration Index, 2022

2022, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2022 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. Iraq is highest, at 0.91040; Poland is lowest, at 0.05661. The middle country reads 0.30007. Against 2021, 213 values changed (129 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2022

HighestIraq

0.91040

LowestPoland

0.05661

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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Export Concentration Index, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 213 countries · select a heading to sort

Export Concentration Index, 2022: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
IraqIRQWestern Asia0.910400.850148184Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia0.857940.7997097—
GuyanaGUYSouth America0.850410.84841694Estimated
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.848730.871166125Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia0.842650.80100519Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa0.841460.922554146Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia0.822820.8021836Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean0.799250.76571551More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
South SudanSSDEastern Africa0.798780.73139235—
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa0.790130.82454288Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.776070.859423143Estimated
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.767970.783157152—
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia0.758690.785741114Estimated
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.752370.829603204Estimated
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.743820.873118110Estimated
SurinameSURSouth America0.736800.837664111Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia0.720520.7606269—
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe0.719350.83909272Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.713330.83242239Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.705550.822887108Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.696940.66651212—
NigerNERWestern Africa0.669010.82596976Estimated
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa0.651310.862346201Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia0.650830.7093928Estimated
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia0.644230.807031217Estimated

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Iraq0.91040
  2. Marshall Islands0.85794
  3. Guyana0.85041
  4. Mali0.84873
  5. Micronesia0.84265

Lowest

  1. Poland0.05661
  2. Italy0.05965
  3. Türkiye0.06151
  4. Austria0.06493
  5. France0.06659

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30007. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Export diversification index (0–1)

    HighestNew Caledonia0.945041

    LowestUnited States0.218953

    Middle country: 0.714043

  • Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

    Highest2 share it

    LowestKiribati6

    Middle country: 178

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 213values changed, of 213 in both
  • 129 · 84rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method
  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2022.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 78 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2022). Export Concentration Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/export-concentration/2022

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07Questions

Export Concentration Index, 2022: questions and answers

Which country has the highest export concentration in Export Concentration Index, 2022?

Iraq, at 0.91040, of the 213 countries in the file.

What year does Export Concentration Index, 2022 describe?

2022.

How many countries does Export Concentration Index, 2022 cover?

213.

Where can I download Export Concentration Index, 2022?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Export Concentration Index, 2022 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Export Concentration Index, 2025.

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