Export product diversification index in Namibia
Namibia: Export product diversification index was 0.7642 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Export product diversification index in Namibia, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.7642 for export product diversification index in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Namibia peaked at 0.8371 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7246, in 1997.
That places Namibia 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Export product diversification index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7451 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7356 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7246 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7408 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7526 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.811 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8107 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7714 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.738 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7774 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8083 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8371 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8141 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7916 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7562 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7612 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7642 | +0.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.7642 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.7642 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7398 | 0.7246 | 0.7526 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7916 | 0.738 | 0.8371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7627 | 0.7612 | 0.7642 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 19 Libya 0.785 compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7839 compare
- 21 Benin 0.7671 compare
- 23 Tanzania 0.7622 compare
- 24 Madagascar 0.7605 compare
- 25 Central African Republic 0.7577 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Namibia?
- Export product diversification index in Namibia was 0.7642 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8371 in 2006.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7246 in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for export product diversification index?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).