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Export Diversification Index by African country

0.924Botswana leads · 2025

Botswana has the highest export diversification index of any African country, at 0.924, ahead of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.

UNCTAD index of how far a country's export mix differs from the world structure (lower is more diversified). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE, 2025.

1Botswana0.9242Democratic Republic of the Congo0.9173Angola0.895
#1 vs #541.7×Botswana vs Tunisia
Median0.81Nigeria
Lowest0.556Tunisia

By region

regional average
Central Africa0.841
9 countries · led by Democratic Republic of the Congo
West Africa0.8
16 countries · led by Burkina Faso
Southern Africa0.797
7 countries · led by Botswana
East Africa0.776
16 countries · led by Madagascar
North Africa0.714
6 countries · led by Libya

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryExport Diversification IndexPeriod
1Botswana
0.9242025
2Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.9172025
3Angola
0.8952025
4Burkina Faso
0.8912025
5Mauritania
0.8842025
6Guinea
0.8792025
7Gabon
0.8772025
8Mali
0.8732025
9Zimbabwe
0.8722025
10Zambia
0.8562025
11Madagascar
0.8472025
12Republic of the Congo
0.8422025
13Burundi
0.8422025
14Chad
0.8412025
15Sierra Leone
0.8362025
16Malawi
0.8322025
17Comoros
0.8322025
18Seychelles
0.8252025
19Libya
0.8242025
20Equatorial Guinea
0.8232025
21Sudan
0.8232025
22Mozambique
0.8162025
23Lesotho
0.8162025
24Liberia
0.8162025
25Benin
0.8122025
26Algeria
0.8122025
27Eritrea
0.8112025
28Nigeria
0.812025
29Ghana
0.8092025
30Sao Tome and Principe
0.8072025
31Central African Republic
0.7952025
32Niger
0.7862025
33Eswatini
0.7852025
34South Sudan
0.7822025
35Cote d'Ivoire
0.7722025
36Namibia
0.7712025
37Rwanda
0.772025
38Cameroon
0.772025
39Uganda
0.772025
40Ethiopia
0.7632025
41Cabo Verde
0.7632025
42Gambia
0.7612025
43Somalia
0.7592025
44Tanzania
0.7432025
45Senegal
0.7212025
46Mauritius
0.7152025
47Togo
0.7062025
48Guinea-Bissau
0.6862025
49Morocco
0.6662025
50Kenya
0.6552025
51Djibouti
0.6472025
52Egypt
0.6032025
53South Africa
0.5572025
54Tunisia
0.5562025

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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Export Diversification Index figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=export_diversification_index&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest export diversification index?

Botswana has the highest export diversification index in Africa at 0.924 (2025), followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.

Which African country has the lowest export diversification index?

Tunisia has the lowest export diversification index of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.556 (2025).

How many African countries report Export Diversification Index data?

54 of 54 African countries have a Export Diversification Index figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=export_diversification_index&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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