South Africa vs Tunisia: Export product diversification index
Export product diversification index over time
- South Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5993 against 0.5462 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0531.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tunisia ahead.
South Africa ranks 51st and Tunisia ranks 53rd of 53 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4021 | 0.6724 | 0.2703 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 0.571 | 0.6002 | 0.0292 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 0.5944 | 0.546 | 0.0484 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export product diversification index, South Africa or Tunisia?
- South Africa, at 0.5993 against 0.5462 in Tunisia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in export product diversification index between South Africa and Tunisia?
- 0.0531, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for export product diversification index?
- South Africa ranks 51st and Tunisia ranks 53rd of 53 groups.
- 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).