Axis 6

Logistics External Supplier Concentration

Concentration of international freight across transport modes and bilateral freight partners per mode.

Version v0.1Status: FrozenUnit: Ths T (Thousand Tonnes)Materialized: Yes

Cross-EU Statistics

Countries Scored

out of cohort (EU-27)

Min (Most Diversified)

0.2730

Germany

Max (Most Concentrated)

1.0000

Malta

Mean

0.5176

Cohort average

Std Deviation

0.1864

Cross-country dispersion

Range

0.7270

Max − Min spread

Score Distribution — Logistics External Supplier Concentration

Distribution of HHI scores across all scored cohort countries for this axis.

Data Sources & Channels

This axis is computed from 2 data channel(s). Each channel represents a distinct trade-flow or supplier concentration dataset.

Ch. A: Transport Mode Concentration

Eurostat — Statistical Database

Publisher: European Commission, Eurostat

Dataset: tran_hv_frmod

Reference: ec.europa.eu

Retrieval: Retrieved February 2026

Ch. B: Partner Concentration Per Transport Mode

Eurostat — Statistical Database

Publisher: European Commission, Eurostat

Dataset: tran_hv_frmod

Reference: ec.europa.eu

Retrieval: Retrieved February 2026

Known Limitations & Warnings

[High]Entrepot/hub masking: NL and BE scores understate their systemic importance as continental freight hubs; countries trading through NL/BE have inflated partner concentration masking true origin.
[Medium]Geographic determinism: MT (Channel A HHI = 1.0), CY, and landlocked countries have structurally constrained scores reflecting geography, not policy choices.
[Medium]Maritime-energy overlap: maritime tonnage includes energy commodity transport, creating partial redundancy with Axis 3 (Energy).
[Medium]Tonnage blindness: all freight is treated equally per tonne regardless of commodity type; strategic commodity differentiation is absent.
[Low]No route/chokepoint data: the axis cannot detect Suez, Bosporus, or any physical corridor dependency.

Country Rankings — Logistics External Supplier Concentration

1.MaltaMT

1.0000

Δ +0.4824Highly Concentrated● Outlier

2.CyprusCY

0.9411

Δ +0.4235Highly Concentrated● Outlier

3.FinlandFI

0.7973

Δ +0.2798Highly Concentrated● Outlier

4.SwedenSE

0.7551

Δ +0.2375Highly Concentrated

5.GreeceEL

0.7198

Δ +0.2023Highly Concentrated

6.DenmarkDK

0.6423

Δ +0.1247Highly Concentrated

7.LuxembourgLU

0.6186

Δ +0.1010Highly Concentrated

8.IrelandIE

0.6137

Δ +0.0962Highly Concentrated

9.CzechiaCZ

0.5295

Δ +0.0119Highly Concentrated

10.AustriaAT

0.5259

Δ +0.0083Highly Concentrated

11.PortugalPT

0.5078

Δ −0.0098Highly Concentrated

12.PolandPL

0.4886

Δ −0.0290Moderately Concentrated

13.SlovakiaSK

0.4855

Δ −0.0321Moderately Concentrated

14.ItalyIT

0.4778

Δ −0.0398Moderately Concentrated

15.EstoniaEE

0.4699

Δ −0.0477Moderately Concentrated

16.HungaryHU

0.4658

Δ −0.0518Moderately Concentrated

17.SloveniaSI

0.4471

Δ −0.0704Moderately Concentrated

18.SpainES

0.4324

Δ −0.0852Moderately Concentrated

19.LatviaLV

0.3682

Δ −0.1494Moderately Concentrated

20.BulgariaBG

0.3629

Δ −0.1547Moderately Concentrated

21.CroatiaHR

0.3580

Δ −0.1596Moderately Concentrated

22.NetherlandsNL

0.3549

Δ −0.1627Moderately Concentrated

23.FranceFR

0.3529

Δ −0.1646Moderately Concentrated

24.BelgiumBE

0.3521

Δ −0.1655Moderately Concentrated

25.LithuaniaLT

0.3469

Δ −0.1707Moderately Concentrated

26.RomaniaRO

0.2875

Δ −0.2301Moderately Concentrated

27.GermanyDE

0.2730

Δ −0.2446Moderately Concentrated

#	Country	Score	Δ Mean	Classification	Outlier
1	MaltaMT	1.0000	+0.4824	Highly Concentrated	●
2	CyprusCY	0.9411	+0.4235	Highly Concentrated	●
3	FinlandFI	0.7973	+0.2798	Highly Concentrated	●
4	SwedenSE	0.7551	+0.2375	Highly Concentrated	—
5	GreeceEL	0.7198	+0.2023	Highly Concentrated	—
6	DenmarkDK	0.6423	+0.1247	Highly Concentrated	—
7	LuxembourgLU	0.6186	+0.1010	Highly Concentrated	—
8	IrelandIE	0.6137	+0.0962	Highly Concentrated	—
9	CzechiaCZ	0.5295	+0.0119	Highly Concentrated	—
10	AustriaAT	0.5259	+0.0083	Highly Concentrated	—
11	PortugalPT	0.5078	−0.0098	Highly Concentrated	—
12	PolandPL	0.4886	−0.0290	Moderately Concentrated	—
13	SlovakiaSK	0.4855	−0.0321	Moderately Concentrated	—
14	ItalyIT	0.4778	−0.0398	Moderately Concentrated	—
15	EstoniaEE	0.4699	−0.0477	Moderately Concentrated	—
16	HungaryHU	0.4658	−0.0518	Moderately Concentrated	—
17	SloveniaSI	0.4471	−0.0704	Moderately Concentrated	—
18	SpainES	0.4324	−0.0852	Moderately Concentrated	—
19	LatviaLV	0.3682	−0.1494	Moderately Concentrated	—
20	BulgariaBG	0.3629	−0.1547	Moderately Concentrated	—
21	CroatiaHR	0.3580	−0.1596	Moderately Concentrated	—
22	NetherlandsNL	0.3549	−0.1627	Moderately Concentrated	—
23	FranceFR	0.3529	−0.1646	Moderately Concentrated	—
24	BelgiumBE	0.3521	−0.1655	Moderately Concentrated	—
25	LithuaniaLT	0.3469	−0.1707	Moderately Concentrated	—
26	RomaniaRO	0.2875	−0.2301	Moderately Concentrated	—
27	GermanyDE	0.2730	−0.2446	Moderately Concentrated	—

● Outlier: country score deviates > 1.5σ from mean (0.2796).

Interpretive Boundaries

This axis measures structural concentration (HHI-based) in the logistics external supplier concentration domain. It does not capture:

Qualitative resilience or substitutability of suppliers
Political risk or geopolitical alignment of trade partners
Temporal trends or year-over-year trajectory
Intra-EU vs. extra-EU supplier concentration decomposition

High concentration ≠ high vulnerability. Contextual interpretation required.

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Axis 6

Logistics External Supplier Concentration

Concentration of international freight across transport modes and bilateral freight partners per mode.

Version v0.1Status: FrozenUnit: Ths T (Thousand Tonnes)Materialized: Yes

Cross-EU Statistics

Countries Scored

out of cohort (EU-27)

Min (Most Diversified)

0.2730

Germany

Max (Most Concentrated)

1.0000

Malta

Mean

0.5176

Cohort average

Std Deviation

0.1864

Cross-country dispersion

Range

0.7270

Max − Min spread

Score Distribution — Logistics External Supplier Concentration

Distribution of HHI scores across all scored cohort countries for this axis.

Data Sources & Channels

This axis is computed from 2 data channel(s). Each channel represents a distinct trade-flow or supplier concentration dataset.

Ch. A: Transport Mode Concentration

Eurostat — Statistical Database

Publisher: European Commission, Eurostat

Dataset: tran_hv_frmod

Reference: ec.europa.eu

Retrieval: Retrieved February 2026

Ch. B: Partner Concentration Per Transport Mode

Eurostat — Statistical Database

Publisher: European Commission, Eurostat

Dataset: tran_hv_frmod

Reference: ec.europa.eu

Retrieval: Retrieved February 2026

Known Limitations & Warnings

[High]Entrepot/hub masking: NL and BE scores understate their systemic importance as continental freight hubs; countries trading through NL/BE have inflated partner concentration masking true origin.
[Medium]Geographic determinism: MT (Channel A HHI = 1.0), CY, and landlocked countries have structurally constrained scores reflecting geography, not policy choices.
[Medium]Maritime-energy overlap: maritime tonnage includes energy commodity transport, creating partial redundancy with Axis 3 (Energy).
[Medium]Tonnage blindness: all freight is treated equally per tonne regardless of commodity type; strategic commodity differentiation is absent.
[Low]No route/chokepoint data: the axis cannot detect Suez, Bosporus, or any physical corridor dependency.

Country Rankings — Logistics External Supplier Concentration

1.MaltaMT

1.0000

Δ +0.4824Highly Concentrated● Outlier

2.CyprusCY

0.9411

Δ +0.4235Highly Concentrated● Outlier

3.FinlandFI

0.7973

Δ +0.2798Highly Concentrated● Outlier

4.SwedenSE

0.7551

Δ +0.2375Highly Concentrated

5.GreeceEL

0.7198

Δ +0.2023Highly Concentrated

6.DenmarkDK

0.6423

Δ +0.1247Highly Concentrated

7.LuxembourgLU

0.6186

Δ +0.1010Highly Concentrated

8.IrelandIE

0.6137

Δ +0.0962Highly Concentrated

9.CzechiaCZ

0.5295

Δ +0.0119Highly Concentrated

10.AustriaAT

0.5259

Δ +0.0083Highly Concentrated

11.PortugalPT

0.5078

Δ −0.0098Highly Concentrated

12.PolandPL

0.4886

Δ −0.0290Moderately Concentrated

13.SlovakiaSK

0.4855

Δ −0.0321Moderately Concentrated

14.ItalyIT

0.4778

Δ −0.0398Moderately Concentrated

15.EstoniaEE

0.4699

Δ −0.0477Moderately Concentrated

16.HungaryHU

0.4658

Δ −0.0518Moderately Concentrated

17.SloveniaSI

0.4471

Δ −0.0704Moderately Concentrated

18.SpainES

0.4324

Δ −0.0852Moderately Concentrated

19.LatviaLV

0.3682

Δ −0.1494Moderately Concentrated

20.BulgariaBG

0.3629

Δ −0.1547Moderately Concentrated

21.CroatiaHR

0.3580

Δ −0.1596Moderately Concentrated

22.NetherlandsNL

0.3549

Δ −0.1627Moderately Concentrated

23.FranceFR

0.3529

Δ −0.1646Moderately Concentrated

24.BelgiumBE

0.3521

Δ −0.1655Moderately Concentrated

25.LithuaniaLT

0.3469

Δ −0.1707Moderately Concentrated

26.RomaniaRO

0.2875

Δ −0.2301Moderately Concentrated

27.GermanyDE

0.2730

Δ −0.2446Moderately Concentrated

#	Country	Score	Δ Mean	Classification	Outlier
1	MaltaMT	1.0000	+0.4824	Highly Concentrated	●
2	CyprusCY	0.9411	+0.4235	Highly Concentrated	●
3	FinlandFI	0.7973	+0.2798	Highly Concentrated	●
4	SwedenSE	0.7551	+0.2375	Highly Concentrated	—
5	GreeceEL	0.7198	+0.2023	Highly Concentrated	—
6	DenmarkDK	0.6423	+0.1247	Highly Concentrated	—
7	LuxembourgLU	0.6186	+0.1010	Highly Concentrated	—
8	IrelandIE	0.6137	+0.0962	Highly Concentrated	—
9	CzechiaCZ	0.5295	+0.0119	Highly Concentrated	—
10	AustriaAT	0.5259	+0.0083	Highly Concentrated	—
11	PortugalPT	0.5078	−0.0098	Highly Concentrated	—
12	PolandPL	0.4886	−0.0290	Moderately Concentrated	—
13	SlovakiaSK	0.4855	−0.0321	Moderately Concentrated	—
14	ItalyIT	0.4778	−0.0398	Moderately Concentrated	—
15	EstoniaEE	0.4699	−0.0477	Moderately Concentrated	—
16	HungaryHU	0.4658	−0.0518	Moderately Concentrated	—
17	SloveniaSI	0.4471	−0.0704	Moderately Concentrated	—
18	SpainES	0.4324	−0.0852	Moderately Concentrated	—
19	LatviaLV	0.3682	−0.1494	Moderately Concentrated	—
20	BulgariaBG	0.3629	−0.1547	Moderately Concentrated	—
21	CroatiaHR	0.3580	−0.1596	Moderately Concentrated	—
22	NetherlandsNL	0.3549	−0.1627	Moderately Concentrated	—
23	FranceFR	0.3529	−0.1646	Moderately Concentrated	—
24	BelgiumBE	0.3521	−0.1655	Moderately Concentrated	—
25	LithuaniaLT	0.3469	−0.1707	Moderately Concentrated	—
26	RomaniaRO	0.2875	−0.2301	Moderately Concentrated	—
27	GermanyDE	0.2730	−0.2446	Moderately Concentrated	—

● Outlier: country score deviates > 1.5σ from mean (0.2796).

Interpretive Boundaries

This axis measures structural concentration (HHI-based) in the logistics external supplier concentration domain. It does not capture:

Qualitative resilience or substitutability of suppliers
Political risk or geopolitical alignment of trade partners
Temporal trends or year-over-year trajectory
Intra-EU vs. extra-EU supplier concentration decomposition

High concentration ≠ high vulnerability. Contextual interpretation required.