Which products are supplied by a small number of economies?
Global interconnections have created broad economic benefits, but recent supply chain disruptions have highlighted the importance of resilience. Concentrated global trade can create complication if products are harder to replace on short notice. However, not all concentration is the same. Explore where concentrated trading relationships exist.
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1The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is a common measure of market concentration. For product level analysis, HHI values greater than 3,000 typically mean that there are 3 or fewer suppliers for the product globally (y-axis), or that a specific economy relies on 3 or few suppliers for its imports (x-axis). Regional calculations of HHI and share of concentrated trade exclude any trade between economies within the selected region. Largest products by global imports have been allocated shortened names. Original names can be found on the UN Comtrade website using the HS6 code. Products with only unspecified suppliers are not shown.
Source: UN Comtrade (Refreshed 2025-01-30)
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Regional imports exclude any trade between economies within the selected region. Largest products by global imports have been allocated shortened names. Original names can be found on the UN Comtrade website using the HS6 code. All unspecified trade partners are aggregated under the “Not specified” label. See technical appendix for more details on how unspecified trade partners are treated.
Source: UN Comtrade (Refreshed 2025-01-30)
