Trade · Southern Africa
South Africa Export Concentration Index
0.153as of 2025+5.2% vs 2024
UNCTAD Herfindahl-Hirschmann index of how concentrated exports are in a few products (lower is less concentrated). Source: UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Export Concentration Index |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.153 |
| 2024 | 0.145 |
| 2023 | 0.143 |
| 2022 | 0.169 |
| 2021 | 0.195 |
| 2020 | 0.156 |
| 2019 | 0.139 |
| 2018 | 0.133 |
| 2017 | 0.127 |
| 2016 | 0.124 |
| 2015 | 0.122 |
| 2014 | 0.124 |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=export_concentration_index" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Export Concentration Index across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Export Concentration Index |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 0.619 |
| Kenya | 0.186 |
| Egypt | 0.124 |
| Ghana | 0.487 |
| Ethiopia | 0.434 |
| Tanzania | 0.375 |
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