How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Namibia?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

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.

Central African Republic vs Namibia: Export product diversification index

Central African Republic

0.7577

in 2011

Namibia

0.7642

in 2011

Central African Republic rank

25th

Namibia rank

22nd

Export product diversification index over time

Central African Republic
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.7642 against 0.7577 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0065.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Namibia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.786	0.7398	0.0463	Central African Republic
2000s	0.7996	0.7916	0.0081	Central African Republic
2010s	0.7582	0.7627	0.0045	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export product diversification index, Central African Republic or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.7642 against 0.7577 in Central African Republic as of 2011.
What is the difference in export product diversification index between Central African Republic and Namibia?: 0.0065, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Namibia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Namibia rank globally for export product diversification index?: Central African Republic ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd 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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Indicator: Export product diversification index
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).