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Export Concentration Index, 2023

2023, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Export Concentration Index, 2023 covers 213 countries on 3 measures. Gambia is highest, at 0.91995; Croatia is lowest, at 0.05916. The middle country reads 0.30470. Against 2022, 213 values changed (92 up, 121 down), the same countries are covered.

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Export Concentration Index · Data for 2023

HighestGambia

0.91995

LowestCroatia

0.05916

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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.919950.88771628Estimated
KiribatiKIRMicronesia0.901610.8175588Estimated
IraqIRQWestern Asia0.882970.854503173Estimated
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia0.832870.81417618Estimated
GuyanaGUYSouth America0.832370.844504107Estimated
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean0.832180.77803555More than 30% of total trade under "931: Special transactions & commodities not classified"
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.821940.879168139Estimated
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa0.813960.81659297Estimated
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.803940.884390150Estimated
NauruNRUMicronesia0.797440.7773275—
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.795100.899867120Estimated
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean0.786440.71572013Estimated
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa0.784800.920817135Estimated
South SudanSSDEastern Africa0.770590.72791733—
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.766390.794400178—
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.757950.843159207Estimated
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia0.741870.8240248—
ComorosCOMEastern Africa0.732810.8088399Estimated
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia0.726210.818048129Estimated
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.709640.67896411—
SurinameSURSouth America0.701590.808239108Estimated
TuvaluTUVPolynesia0.701540.65811115Estimated
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.701120.859024115Estimated
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe0.693720.85457867Estimated
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.672180.84420849Estimated

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Gambia0.91995
  2. Kiribati0.90161
  3. Iraq0.88297
  4. Micronesia0.83287
  5. Guyana0.83237

Lowest

  1. Croatia0.05916
  2. Italy0.06111
  3. Poland0.06172
  4. Türkiye0.06378
  5. Austria0.07001

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.30470. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Export diversification index (0–1)

    HighestNew Caledonia0.952562

    LowestUnited States0.223936

    Middle country: 0.715720

  • Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)

    Highest2 share it

    LowestNauru5

    Middle country: 178

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 213values changed, of 213 in both
  • 92 · 121rose · 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 2023.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 77 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) (2023). Export Concentration Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/export-concentration/2023

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07Questions

Export Concentration Index, 2023: questions and answers

Which country has the highest export concentration in Export Concentration Index, 2023?

Gambia, at 0.91995, of the 213 countries in the file.

What year does Export Concentration Index, 2023 describe?

2023.

How many countries does Export Concentration Index, 2023 cover?

213.

Where can I download Export Concentration Index, 2023?

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, 2023 the newest?

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

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