Export product diversification index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Export product diversification index was 0.7958 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Export product diversification index in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 0.7958.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8014 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5457, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 15th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5467 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5457 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5484 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5524 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5673 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.57 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6875 | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6686 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7266 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7606 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.643 | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7202 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8005 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7826 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7972 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8014 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7958 | -0.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.7958 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7722, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.7958 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 | 0.5521 | 0.5457 | 0.5673 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7157 | 0.57 | 0.8005 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7986 | 0.7958 | 0.8014 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Ethiopia?
- Export product diversification index in Ethiopia was 0.7958 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8014 in 2010.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5457 in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for export product diversification index?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).