What is export product diversification index in Egypt?

Export product diversification index in Egypt was 0.5511 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 Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.6888 in 2003.

What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5511 in 2011.

How does Egypt rank for export product diversification index?

Egypt ranks 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Egypt 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.

Export product diversification index in Egypt

Name: Export product diversification index in Egypt
Creator: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Export product diversification index was 0.5511 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

0.5511

Change on year

down 6.2%

World rank

52nd

of 53 countries

All-time high

0.6888

in 2003

All-time low

0.5511

in 2011

Years of data

1995–2011

Export product diversification index in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 0.5511. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Egypt peaked at 0.6888 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5511, in 2011.

Egypt ranks 52nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6678	0.6497	0.6804	5
2000s	0.6564	0.5779	0.6888	10
2010s	0.5693	0.5511	0.5876	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

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More trade data for Egypt

Net long-term borrowing -19.50 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 66.67 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
Food imports excluding fish 10.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 11.74 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 16.80 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 2.45 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 146.40 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 352,671 FAO, tonnes (2010)

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Frequently asked questions

What is export product diversification index in Egypt?: Export product diversification index in Egypt was 0.5511 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 Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.6888 in 2003.
What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5511 in 2011.
How does Egypt rank for export product diversification index?: Egypt ranks 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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

Indicator: Export product diversification index
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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).