Cote d'Ivoire vs Sudan: Import product diversification index

Cote d'Ivoire
0.5061
in 2011
Sudan
0.5119
in 2011
Cote d'Ivoire rank
26th
Sudan rank
24th

Import product diversification index over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.5119 against 0.5061 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0058.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4644 0.4933 0.0289 Sudan
2000s 0.5022 0.4475 0.0547 Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 0.504 0.5033 0.0006 Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import product diversification index, Cote d'Ivoire or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.5119 against 0.5061 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2011.
What is the difference in import product diversification index between Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan?
0.0058, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan rank globally for import product diversification index?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 24th 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 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
Import 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

The diversification index signals whether the structure of imports by product of a given country or group of countries differ from the structure of product of the world. 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). This index is a modified Finger-Kreinin measure of similarity in trade. For more information, please consult the article of Finger, J. M. and M. E. Kreinin (1979), “A measure of ‘export similarity’ and its possible uses” in the Economic Journal , 89: 905-12.