Export product diversification index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Export product diversification index was 0.8336 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 0.8336, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Lesotho peaked at 0.8587 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7716, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8351 | 0.829 | 0.8436 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8264 | 0.7716 | 0.8587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8333 | 0.8331 | 0.8336 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More trade data for Lesotho
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 748,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 126.03 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 155.88 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 45.20 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 255,968 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.59 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 2,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 69 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 1.10 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Lesotho?
- Export product diversification index in Lesotho was 0.8336 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8587 in 2004.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7716 in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for export product diversification index?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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).