Export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Export product diversification index was 0.6835 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 0.6835.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.7266 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6708, in 2010.
Export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7056 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6992 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6908 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6868 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7011 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7266 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7072 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7012 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6942 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7109 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7061 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.697 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6821 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6932 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6881 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6708 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6835 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6967 | 0.6868 | 0.7056 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7007 | 0.6821 | 0.7266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6772 | 0.6708 | 0.6835 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Net long-term borrowing -317.19 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 508.37 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Food imports excluding fish 25.82 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 9.08 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 27.69 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 23.40 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 30.85 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 498.27 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 1.75 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 325.28 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Export product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.6835 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7266 in 2000.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6708 in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for export product diversification index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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).