Export product diversification index in Chad
Chad: Export product diversification index was 0.7926 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Export product diversification index in Chad, 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 diversification index in Chad is 0.7926, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Chad peaked at 0.7926 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6891, in 1996.
Chad ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Export product diversification index in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7075 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6891 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7108 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6951 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7345 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7727 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7745 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.752 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7261 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7494 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7736 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7696 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7788 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7447 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7716 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7664 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7926 | +3.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.7926 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7722, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.7926 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7074 | 0.6891 | 0.7345 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7613 | 0.7261 | 0.7788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7795 | 0.7664 | 0.7926 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.0584 (2014)
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- Intensive Margin, Theil index 5.94 (2014)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Chad?
- Export product diversification index in Chad was 0.7926 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7926 in 2011.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6891 in 1996.
- How does Chad rank for export product diversification index?
- Chad ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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).