What is export product diversification index in Botswana?

Export product diversification index in Botswana was 0.891 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 Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 0.9247 in 2003.

What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6696 in 1997.

How does Botswana rank for export product diversification index?

Botswana ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Botswana 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.

Export product diversification index in Botswana

Name: Export product diversification index in Botswana
Creator: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Export product diversification index was 0.891 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

0.891

Change on year

up 3.9%

World rank

1st

of 53 countries

All-time high

0.9247

in 2003

All-time low

0.6696

in 1997

Years of data

1995–2011

Export product diversification index in Botswana, 1995–2011

Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.891 for export product diversification index in 2011.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Botswana peaked at 0.9247 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6696, in 1997.

Botswana ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.7085	0.6696	0.7504	5
2000s	0.8869	0.7994	0.9247	10
2010s	0.8742	0.8574	0.891	2

Countries ranked near Botswana

2 Zambia 0.85 compare
3 Rwanda 0.849 compare
4 Niger 0.8426 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More trade data for Botswana

Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 2.63 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Food imports excluding fish 523.89 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 698.14 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 78.22 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 291,999 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 243.79 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 2.30 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 4,707 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Merchandise exports, WB 5.07 billion current US$ (2011)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is export product diversification index in Botswana?: Export product diversification index in Botswana was 0.891 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 Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.9247 in 2003.
What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6696 in 1997.
How does Botswana rank for export product diversification index?: Botswana ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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

Indicator: Export 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: 07 August 2026

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).