Export product diversification index in Benin
Benin: Export product diversification index was 0.7671 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Export product diversification index in Benin, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
In 2011, export product diversification index in Benin stood at 0.7671.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Benin peaked at 0.8269 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7413, in 2008.
Benin ranks 21st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8053 | 0.7675 | 0.8269 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7833 | 0.7413 | 0.8132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7638 | 0.7605 | 0.7671 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More trade data for Benin
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 1.95 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 420.92 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 459.88 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 92.06 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 649,054 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 601.17 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 101.46 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 581,879 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 626.60 million current US$ (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Benin?
- Export product diversification index in Benin was 0.7671 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 diversification index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8269 in 1999.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7413 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for export product diversification index?
- Benin ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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 diversification index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).