Export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Export product diversification index was 0.6111 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 0.6111, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.704 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5196, in 1997.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5483 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6326 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5196 | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5222 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6341 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6801 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6248 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6278 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.704 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6161 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.675 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6277 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5569 | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5976 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6893 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6128 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6111 | -0.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6111 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6111 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7577, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5714 | 0.5196 | 0.6341 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6399 | 0.5569 | 0.704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6119 | 0.6111 | 0.6128 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Export product diversification index in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6111 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.704 in 2003.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5196 in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for export product diversification index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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).