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Export Concentration Index by African country
Burkina Faso has the highest reported export concentration index among the 54 countries shown, at 0.841 (2025).
UNCTAD Herfindahl-Hirschmann index of how concentrated exports are in a few products (lower is less concentrated). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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| # | Country | Export Concentration Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 0.841 | |
| 2 | Mali | 0.827 | |
| 3 | Botswana | 0.801 | |
| 4 | Libya | 0.784 | |
| 5 | Angola | 0.782 | |
| 6 | South Sudan | 0.78 | |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.704 | |
| 8 | Comoros | 0.7 | |
| 9 | Zambia | 0.683 | |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.667 | |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 0.658 | |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.619 | |
| 13 | Chad | 0.613 | |
| 14 | Guinea | 0.603 | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.582 | |
| 16 | Gabon | 0.548 | |
| 17 | Sudan | 0.534 | |
| 18 | Malawi | 0.512 | |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.496 | |
| 20 | Ghana | 0.487 | |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 0.486 | |
| 22 | Seychelles | 0.485 | |
| 23 | Burundi | 0.471 | |
| 24 | Algeria | 0.467 | |
| 25 | Liberia | 0.465 | |
| 26 | Mauritania | 0.456 | |
| 27 | Uganda | 0.452 | |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0.434 | |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 0.419 | |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.412 | |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 0.41 | |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.405 | |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 0.404 | |
| 34 | Benin | 0.397 | |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.376 | |
| 36 | Niger | 0.376 | |
| 37 | Tanzania | 0.375 | |
| 38 | Lesotho | 0.339 | |
| 39 | Somalia | 0.322 | |
| 40 | Eritrea | 0.317 | |
| 41 | Eswatini | 0.309 | |
| 42 | Mozambique | 0.307 | |
| 43 | Madagascar | 0.306 | |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.264 | |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.261 | |
| 46 | Gambia | 0.214 | |
| 47 | Morocco | 0.21 | |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0.205 | |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0.186 | |
| 50 | Kenya | 0.186 | |
| 51 | Togo | 0.182 | |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.174 | |
| 53 | South Africa | 0.153 | |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.124 |
Libya
Angola
South Sudan
Guinea-Bissau
Comoros
Zambia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Chad
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sudan
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe
Ghana
Central African Republic
Seychelles
Burundi
Algeria
Liberia
Mauritania
Uganda
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Cote d'Ivoire
Cabo Verde
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Benin
Cameroon
Niger
Tanzania
Lesotho
Somalia
Eritrea
Eswatini
Mozambique
Madagascar
Namibia
Senegal
Gambia
Morocco
Djibouti
Mauritius
Kenya
Togo
Tunisia
South Africa
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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