Export product diversification index in Gabon
Gabon: Export product diversification index was 0.8209 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Gabon, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.8209 for export product diversification index in 2011.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Gabon peaked at 0.8726 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7889, in 1995.
That places Gabon 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Export product diversification index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7889 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8365 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8528 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8609 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8453 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8707 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8726 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8686 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.848 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8556 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.839 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8455 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8289 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8427 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8293 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8209 | -1.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.8209 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7366, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.8209 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 | 0.8369 | 0.7889 | 0.8609 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8541 | 0.8289 | 0.8726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8251 | 0.8209 | 0.8293 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Gabon?
- Export product diversification index in Gabon was 0.8209 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8726 in 2001.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7889 in 1995.
- How does Gabon rank for export product diversification index?
- Gabon ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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).