The State of Commodity Dependence

This series provides a bird’s eye view of commodity dependence in the world. It contains 189 individual country profiles, each comprising of 30 indicators under 4 subtitles — mechandise and commodity export dependence, commodity import dependence, key socio-economic indicators, and other structural indicators.

As commodity dependence tends to negatively affect poverty alleviation and food security, a set of indicators is included to help monitor trends in these areas.