Export product diversification index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Export product diversification index was 0.7088 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Export product diversification index in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 0.7088.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Mauritius peaked at 0.8373 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6779, in 2006.
That places Mauritius 44th 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.
Export product diversification index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7911 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7117 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8128 | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8238 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8273 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8373 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8108 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7732 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7478 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.722 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7034 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6779 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7018 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7251 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7073 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7097 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7088 | -0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.7088 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7366, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.7088 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7934 | 0.7117 | 0.8273 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7407 | 0.6779 | 0.8373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7093 | 0.7088 | 0.7097 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 41 Algeria 0.7243 compare
- 42 Cape Verde 0.7171 compare
- 43 Cameroon 0.709 compare
- 45 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7047 compare
- 46 Morocco 0.7 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0.6765 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Mauritius?
- Export product diversification index in Mauritius was 0.7088 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8373 in 2000.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for export product diversification index?
- Mauritius ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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).