Export product diversification index in Congo
Congo: Export product diversification index was 0.8056 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.8056, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Congo peaked at 0.8567 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7941, in 2000.
That places Congo 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Export product diversification index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8231 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8304 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8567 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8277 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.807 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7941 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8157 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7985 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8175 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.813 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8239 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8183 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8104 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8027 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8115 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8099 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8056 | -0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.8056 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.8056 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.829 | 0.807 | 0.8567 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8106 | 0.7941 | 0.8239 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8077 | 0.8056 | 0.8099 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Congo?
- Export product diversification index in Congo was 0.8056 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8567 in 1997.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7941 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for export product diversification index?
- Congo ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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).