Summary
- Largest supplier: New Zealand
- 35.8%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 2,351
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 28
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 22
Concentration index (HHI): 2,351 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 4 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
Italy went from 0% to 29.7% of what the Cook Islands buys
Share (%)
- New Zealand 35.8%
- Italy 29.7%
- Fiji 8.3%
- China 7.7%
- Turkey 6.6%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New Zealand | 45.8% |
| 1996 | New Zealand | 42.9% |
| 1997 | New Zealand | 48% |
| 1998 | New Zealand | 31.4% |
| 1999 | New Zealand | 35.3% |
| 2000 | New Zealand | 75.1% |
| 2001 | New Zealand | 75.1% |
| 2002 | New Zealand | 65.4% |
| 2003 | New Zealand | 70.6% |
| 2004 | New Zealand | 65.7% |
| 2005 | New Zealand | 69.6% |
| 2006 | New Zealand | 72.8% |
| 2007 | New Zealand | 55.5% |
| 2008 | New Zealand | 62.3% |
| 2009 | New Zealand | 57.4% |
| 2010 | New Zealand | 70.8% |
| 2011 | New Zealand | 67.8% |
| 2012 | New Zealand | 63.3% |
| 2013 | New Zealand | 52.1% |
| 2014 | New Zealand | 58.4% |
| 2015 | New Zealand | 53.4% |
| 2016 | New Zealand | 51% |
| 2017 | New Zealand | 55.5% |
| 2018 | New Zealand | 57.9% |
| 2019 | New Zealand | 41.4% |
| 2020 | New Zealand | 66.7% |
| 2021 | New Zealand | 45.1% |
| 2022 | New Zealand | 50.5% |
| 2023 | New Zealand | 36.3% |
| 2024 | New Zealand | 35.8% |
Its suppliers
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 31 products the Cook Islands buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yachts and pleasure boats | Italy | 81.5%over 75% | Turkey · 14.2% | $96 million |
| 3D printers | China | 99.6%over 75% | Japan · 0.32% | $10 million |
| Cars | New Zealand | 65.4% | Japan · 26.7% | $5 million |
| Soft drinks | New Zealand | 93.7%over 75% | Australia · 4.9% | $3 million |
| Spirits | New Zealand | 73.8% | Australia · 24.9% | $3 million |
| Poultry meat | United States | 78.9%over 75% | New Zealand · 17.8% | $3 million |
| Sawn wood | New Zealand | 98.5%over 75% | Fiji · 1.5% | $3 million |
| Other food preparations | New Zealand | 93.4%over 75% | United States · 2.7% | $2 million |
| Beer | New Zealand | 86.7%over 75% | China · 10.2% | $2 million |
| Frozen beef | New Zealand | 91.1%over 75% | Australia · 7.1% | $2 million |
| Centrifuges and filters | China | 61.7% | New Zealand · 20.2% | $2 million |
| Engine parts | China | 72.7% | Greece · 6.6% | $2 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | New Zealand | 81.6%over 75% | United States · 10.3% | $2 million |
| Bread, biscuits and pastries | New Zealand | 84.7%over 75% | Fiji · 6.3% | $2 million |
| Prepared meat | New Zealand | 96.6%over 75% | United States · 2.2% | $2 million |
| Sauces and condiments | New Zealand | 58.6% | United States · 36.3% | $2 million |
| Wine | New Zealand | 76.1%over 75% | Australia · 23.1% | $2 million |
| Lamb and goat meat | New Zealand | 96.3%over 75% | Australia · 1.8% | $1 million |
| Fresh milk and cream | New Zealand | 91.5%over 75% | Australia · 4.6% | $1 million |
| Medicines in measured doses or retail packs | New Zealand | 88.8%over 75% | Belgium · 5.3% | $1 million |
| Cheese | New Zealand | 98.8%over 75% | Turkey · 1.1% | $1 million |
| Furniture | New Zealand | 84%over 75% | China · 5.9% | $1 million |
| Detergents and surfactants | New Zealand | 87.8%over 75% | Australia · 4.3% | $1 million |
| Fruit and vegetable juices | New Zealand | 93.6%over 75% | Australia · 5.8% | $1 million |
| Toilet paper and tissues | New Zealand | 80.2%over 75% | Australia · 17.8% | $1 million |
and 3 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Japan
- 37.1%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 2,119
Concentration index (HHI): 2,119 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 5 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
Japan went from 19.3% to 37.1% of what the Cook Islands sells
Share (%)
- Japan 37.1%
- Thailand 16.7%
- Greece 15.7%
- Spain 11.4%
- France 8.1%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | 19.3% |
| 1996 | New Zealand | 19.3% |
| 1997 | Japan | 17% |
| 1998 | Japan | 31% |
| 1999 | Japan | 27.6% |
| 2000 | Australia | 27.9% |
| 2001 | Australia | 28.5% |
| 2002 | Japan | 32.5% |
| 2003 | United States | 31.9% |
| 2004 | Japan | 28.6% |
| 2005 | Japan | 26.1% |
| 2006 | Japan | 19.2% |
| 2007 | Japan | 24% |
| 2008 | Japan | 25.3% |
| 2009 | Japan | 41% |
| 2010 | Japan | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Japan | 42.1% |
| 2012 | Japan | 40% |
| 2013 | Japan | 43.4% |
| 2014 | Japan | 53.2% |
| 2015 | Japan | 45.1% |
| 2016 | Japan | 35.5% |
| 2017 | Japan | 36.6% |
| 2018 | Japan | 33.7% |
| 2019 | Japan | 36.5% |
| 2020 | Japan | 48.5% |
| 2021 | Japan | 43% |
| 2022 | Japan | 43% |
| 2023 | Japan | 32.8% |
| 2024 | Japan | 37.1% |
2 of the 3 products the Cook Islands sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what the Cook Islands sells of that product; in 1, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 37.2% of what the Cook Islands sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen fish | Thailand | 50.4% | Japan · 49.7% | $11 million |
| Fish fillets | Japan | 100%over 75% | — | $7 million |
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | São Tomé and Principe | 2,426 |
| 35 | Djibouti | 2,354 |
| 36 | Cook Islands | 2,351 |
| 37 | Mexico | 2,339 |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 2,313 |
| 39 | Venezuela | 2,295 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.