Export product diversification index in Kenya
Kenya: Export product diversification index was 0.6497 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Export product diversification index in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 0.6497, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Kenya peaked at 0.7425 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6497, in 2011.
That places Kenya 48th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | 0.7123 | 0.6924 | 0.7284 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7082 | 0.6663 | 0.7425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6573 | 0.6497 | 0.6648 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 45 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7047 compare
- 46 Morocco 0.7 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0.6765 compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6111 compare
- 50 Djibouti 0.6025 compare
- 51 South Africa 0.5993 compare
More trade data for Kenya
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 95.15 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Lead time to export, median case 4 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 1.29 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 1.50 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 407.53 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 1.42 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 2.90 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 27.22 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 83,323 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Kenya?
- Export product diversification index in Kenya was 0.6497 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7425 in 2000.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6497 in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for export product diversification index?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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).