Export product diversification index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Export product diversification index was 0.8203 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania is 0.8203, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Mauritania peaked at 0.8575 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7592, in 2008.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Export product diversification index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8343 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8078 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8305 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.841 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8121 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8088 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8085 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8369 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7846 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.846 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8575 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.823 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7887 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7592 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7858 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8129 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8203 | +0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8203 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8203 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 | 0.8252 | 0.8078 | 0.841 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8099 | 0.7592 | 0.8575 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8166 | 0.8129 | 0.8203 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Mauritania?
- Export product diversification index in Mauritania was 0.8203 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8575 in 2005.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7592 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for export product diversification index?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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).