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Who does the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rely on?

The largest supplier of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in 2024 is the United Kingdom, with 55.7% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys. Its share was 79.4% in 2019 and 55.2% in 1995. 25 of the 25 products the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys for more than $1 million have a supplier selling more than 50% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys of that product; in 25, more than 75%. In those products, purchases from each one’s dominant supplier add up to 79.2% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys.

Summary

Largest supplier: United Kingdom
55.7%
Concentration (HHI)
4,162
Products with a supplier above 50%
25
Products with a supplier above 75%
25

Concentration index (HHI): 4,162 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 2 suppliers of the same size

Trend

Trend in shares

Greece went from 0% to 9.9% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys

Share (%)

  • United Kingdom 55.7%
  • Spain 31%
  • Greece 9.9%
  • United States 1.4%
  • Netherlands 0.83%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest supplierShare
1995United Kingdom55.2%
1996United Kingdom52.4%
1997United Kingdom54.7%
1998United Kingdom75.9%
1999United Kingdom63%
2000United Kingdom54.3%
2001United Kingdom48.5%
2002United Kingdom58.2%
2003United Kingdom61.1%
2004United Kingdom60%
2005United Kingdom73.1%
2006United Kingdom73.5%
2007United Kingdom54.5%
2008United Kingdom57.7%
2009United Kingdom55.8%
2010United Kingdom77.1%
2011United Kingdom52%
2012United Kingdom72.4%
2013United Kingdom59.1%
2014United Kingdom59.2%
2015United Kingdom79.2%
2016United Kingdom74.9%
2017United Kingdom49.9%
2018United Kingdom52.9%
2019United Kingdom79.4%
2020United Kingdom58%
2021United Kingdom59.3%
2022United Kingdom72.6%
2023United Kingdom67.8%
2024United Kingdom55.7%

Its suppliers

  1. United Kingdom$133 million · 55.7%
  2. Spain$74 million · 31%
  3. Greece$24 million · 9.9%
  4. United States$3 million · 1.4%
  5. Netherlands$2 million · 0.83%
  6. Morocco$394 thousand · 0.16%
  7. New Zealand$392 thousand · 0.16%
  8. Germany$319 thousand · 0.13%
  9. Namibia$300 thousand · 0.13%
  10. Latvia$249 thousand · 0.1%

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Products with a dominant supplier

Of the 25 products the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.

ProductSupplierShareSecondValue
Fishing vesselsSpain100%over 75%—$73 million
Refined petroleumGreece92.7%over 75%United Kingdom · 6.2%$26 million
TrailersUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$21 million
Airplanes and helicoptersUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$21 million
Aircraft partsUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$9 million
Prefabricated buildingsUnited Kingdom98.3%over 75%Latvia · 1.7%$7 million
Other engines and motorsUnited Kingdom100%over 75%Netherlands · 0%$5 million
CarsUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$3 million
Surveying instrumentsUnited Kingdom99.5%over 75%United States · 0.23%$3 million
Air pumps, compressors and fansUnited States93.4%over 75%United Kingdom · 5.4%$3 million
Steel structuresUnited Kingdom99.4%over 75%New Zealand · 0.61%$3 million
Other plastic articlesUnited Kingdom97.6%over 75%New Zealand · 1.2%$2 million
Generating setsUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$2 million
Medicines in measured doses or retail packsUnited Kingdom99%over 75%Belgium · 0.53%$2 million
Bread, biscuits and pastriesUnited Kingdom99.9%over 75%New Zealand · 0.07%$2 million
Malt extract and food mixesUnited Kingdom99.9%over 75%Germany · 0.14%$2 million
Auto partsUnited Kingdom93.4%over 75%Canada · 5.7%$2 million
Low-voltage switches and connectorsUnited Kingdom99.5%over 75%Netherlands · 0.29%$2 million
TrucksUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$1 million
Other food preparationsUnited Kingdom99.5%over 75%New Zealand · 0.27%$1 million
FurnitureUnited Kingdom99.1%over 75%Netherlands · 0.88%$1 million
Non-electric industrial furnacesUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$1 million
Control panelsUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$1 million
ComputersUnited Kingdom100%over 75%—$1 million
Plastic pipes and hosesUnited Kingdom99%over 75%New Zealand · 0.94%$1 million

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%.

Countries that sell more than 50% of some product; the darker, the higher the value of those products.

Selling: who it relies on

Largest customer: Spain
67.3%
Concentration (HHI)
4,771

Concentration index (HHI): 4,771 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 2 customers of the same size

Trend in shares

Morocco went from 0% to 14% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) sells

Share (%)

  • Spain 67.3%
  • Morocco 14%
  • United States 6%
  • Germany 1.6%
  • Namibia 1.5%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest customerShare
1995Spain57.1%
1996Spain76.4%
1997Spain71.2%
1998Spain79.6%
1999Spain63.2%
2000Spain82.6%
2001Spain76.7%
2002Spain76.6%
2003Spain79.1%
2004Spain78.1%
2005Spain80.1%
2006Spain71.7%
2007Spain80%
2008Spain69.9%
2009Spain75.1%
2010Spain81.8%
2011Spain78.7%
2012Spain74.8%
2013Spain70.3%
2014Spain72.8%
2015Spain73.4%
2016Spain72.7%
2017Spain78.5%
2018Spain77.5%
2019Spain77.1%
2020Spain55.9%
2021Spain77.3%
2022Spain69.8%
2023Spain68.1%
2024Spain67.3%

5 of the 6 products the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) sells of that product; in 3, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 72% of what the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) sells.

ProductCustomerShareSecondValue
Mollusks (squid, mussels, oysters)Spain75.5%over 75%Morocco · 16.2%$326 million
Frozen fishUnited States50.9%Spain · 23.9%$38 million
Raw woolCzechia53.5%United Kingdom · 32.3%$7 million
Printers and printing machinesUnited States100%over 75%—$2 million
Lamb and goat meatUnited Kingdom79.9%over 75%Netherlands · 12.4%$2 million

Concentration compared

The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).

RankCountryHHI
14British Indian Ocean Territory4,445
15Anguilla4,358
16Falkland Islands (Malvinas)4,162
17Bahamas4,078
18Saint Lucia4,031
19Liberia3,824

Sources and method

Sources and licenses

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.