How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Export product diversification index

Seychelles

0.8381

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.5929

in 2011

Seychelles rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Export product diversification index over time

Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.8381 against 0.5929 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2452.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7462	0.5299	0.2164	Seychelles
2000s	0.8066	0.6007	0.2058	Seychelles
2010s	0.8223	0.589	0.2333	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export product diversification index, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Seychelles, at 0.8381 against 0.5929 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in export product diversification index between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.2452, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for export product diversification index?: Seychelles ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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

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: 07 August 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).