What is export product diversification index in Malawi?

Export product diversification index in Malawi was 0.8087 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 Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 0.8647 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.8006 in 2010.

How does Malawi rank for export product diversification index?

Malawi ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malawi 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 Malawi

Name: Export product diversification index in Malawi
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)

Malawi: Export product diversification index was 0.8087 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

0.8087

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

11th

of 53 countries

All-time high

0.8647

in 2000

All-time low

0.8006

in 2010

Years of data

1995–2011

Export product diversification index in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 0.8087.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Malawi peaked at 0.8647 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8006, in 2010.

That places Malawi 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.8094	0.8015	0.8188	5
2000s	0.8385	0.8091	0.8647	10
2010s	0.8047	0.8006	0.8087	2

Countries ranked near Malawi

8 Mauritania 0.8203 compare
9 Angola 0.8162 compare
10 Eritrea 0.8155 compare
12 Burkina Faso 0.8081 compare
13 Congo 0.8056 compare
14 Mali 0.804 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More trade data for Malawi

Net long-term borrowing -1.20 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 17.88 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
Food imports excluding fish 274.41 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 442.79 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 135.60 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 199,076 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 1.26 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 10.25 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 26,085 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Merchandise exports, WB 935.42 million current US$ (2011)

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Frequently asked questions

What is export product diversification index in Malawi?: Export product diversification index in Malawi was 0.8087 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 Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.8647 in 2000.
What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8006 in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for export product diversification index?: Malawi ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi 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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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).