Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Export product diversification index
Export product diversification index over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.7839 against 0.7671 in Benin, a difference of 0.0168.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Benin ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th of 53 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8053 | 0.8307 | 0.0253 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.7833 | 0.8111 | 0.0278 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.7638 | 0.7949 | 0.0311 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export product diversification index, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.7839 against 0.7671 in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in export product diversification index between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0168, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for export product diversification index?
- Benin ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as Export product diversification index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The diversification index signals whether the structure of exports by product of a given country or group of countries differ from the structure of product of the world. Diversification index is computed by measuring absolute deviation of the country share from world structure. Diversification index that ranges from 0 to 1 reveals the extent of the differences between the structure of trade of the country or country group and the world average. The index value closer to 1 indicates a bigger difference from the world average. It is constructed as the inverse of a Herfindahl index, using disaggregated exports at 4 digits (following the STIC3).