Export product diversification index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Export product diversification index was 0.709 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Export product diversification index in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 0.709. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Cameroon peaked at 0.8408 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.709, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Export product diversification index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8196 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8102 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8107 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8218 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8408 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8056 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8321 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7938 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7907 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7826 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7603 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.791 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7588 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7478 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7379 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7344 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.709 | -3.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.709 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.709 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8206 | 0.8102 | 0.8408 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7801 | 0.7379 | 0.8321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7217 | 0.709 | 0.7344 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Cameroon?
- Export product diversification index in Cameroon was 0.709 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8408 in 1999.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.709 in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for export product diversification index?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).