Export product diversification index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Export product diversification index was 0.7839 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.7839 for export product diversification index in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.854 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7785, in 2005.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8307 | 0.8089 | 0.854 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8111 | 0.7785 | 0.8461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7949 | 0.7839 | 0.806 | 2 |
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More trade data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 3.60 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 875.75 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 1.00 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 199.01 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 643,448 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 75.12 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 154,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 594 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 10.93 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Export product diversification index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.7839 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.854 in 1999.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7785 in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for export product diversification index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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).