Export product diversification index in Botswana
Botswana: Export product diversification index was 0.891 in 2011. ▲ Rising
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.
Export product diversification index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7383 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7504 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6696 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6747 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7097 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8711 | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8828 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9069 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9247 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9157 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9159 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9077 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8842 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8604 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7994 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8574 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.891 | +3.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.891 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7366, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.891 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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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
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).