Axis 3 — technology

Technology / Semiconductor Dependency

Concentration of semiconductor imports across supplier countries, with category-level decomposition.

Version: v0.1Status: FROZENUnit: EURMaterialized: Yes

Cross-EU Statistics

Countries Scored

out of EU-27

Min (Most Diversified)

0.0976

Germany

Max (Most Concentrated)

0.5870

Ireland

Mean

0.2108

EU-27 average

Std Deviation

0.0946

Cross-country dispersion

Range

0.4893

Max − Min spread

Distribution of HHI scores across all scored EU member states for this axis.

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

Ch. A: Aggregate Supplier Concentration

Eurostat Comext ds-045409

Ch. B: Category-Weighted Supplier Concentration

Eurostat Comext ds-045409

[MEDIUM]Re-export blindness: bilateral trade records shipping country, not country of origin.
[LOW]Trade concentration does not capture domestic fabrication capacity.
[LOW]HS 8542 at HS4 aggregate: integrated circuits not decomposed into subcategories.
[LOW]Intra-EU trade included: EU partners appear as suppliers (by design).
[LOW]Three-year window (2022–2024) may include pandemic-era distortions.

#	Country	Score	Δ Mean	Classification	Outlier
1	IrelandIE	0.5870	+0.3762	Highly Concentrated	●
2	SloveniaSI	0.3574	+0.1466	Moderately Concentrated	●

This axis measures structural concentration (HHI-based) in the technology / semiconductor dependency domain. It does not capture:

High concentration ≠ high vulnerability. Contextual interpretation required.