Democratic Republic of Congo vs Libya: Import product concentration index
Import product concentration index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0657 against 0.0609 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0048.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 53rd and Libya ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0939 | 0.0603 | 0.0336 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.095 | 0.0922 | 0.0028 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0661 | 0.0783 | 0.0122 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher import product concentration index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.0657 against 0.0609 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
- What is the difference in import product concentration index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 0.0048, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya rank globally for import product concentration index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 53rd and Libya ranks 51st 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 Import product concentration index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator reflects the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index measure of the degree of import concentration within a country. The sectoral Hirschmann index is defined as the square root of the sum of the squared shares of exports of each industry in total exports for the region under study. Takes a value between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating that only a single product is exported. Higher values indicate that imports are concentrated in fewer sectors. On the contrary, values closer to 0 reflect a more equal distribution of market shares among importers. Note that this type of concentration indicator tends to be quite vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations in relative-prices, in a way that commodity price rises make commodity importers look more concentrated.