Export product concentration index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Export product concentration index was 0.5248 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product concentration index in Burkina Faso, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for export product concentration index in Burkina Faso is 0.5248, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product concentration index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.743 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4487, in 1996.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Export product concentration index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5554 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4487 | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6499 | +44.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6179 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6579 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5451 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.549 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5213 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6922 | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7087 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.743 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6168 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6849 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5013 | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5284 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5021 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5248 | +4.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5248 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4395, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5248 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4301, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.586 | 0.4487 | 0.6579 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6091 | 0.5013 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5135 | 0.5021 | 0.5248 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product concentration index in Burkina Faso?
- Export product concentration index in Burkina Faso was 0.5248 in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest export product concentration index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.743 in 2005.
- What is the lowest export product concentration index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4487 in 1996.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for export product concentration index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product concentration index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Export product concentration index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator reflects the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index measure of the degree of export 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 exports are concentrated in fewer sectors. On the contrary, values closer to 0 reflect a more equal distribution of market shares among exporters. 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 exporters look more concentrated.