Export product diversification index in Sudan
Sudan: Export product diversification index was 0.7858 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 0.7858, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Sudan peaked at 0.8407 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7858, in 2011.
Sudan ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Export product diversification index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7991 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7973 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8246 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7961 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8137 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8203 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8407 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8254 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8158 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8187 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8041 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8107 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8138 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8082 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8254 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8024 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7858 | -2.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.7858 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7722, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.7858 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 | 0.8062 | 0.7961 | 0.8246 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8183 | 0.8041 | 0.8407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7941 | 0.7858 | 0.8024 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Sudan?
- Export product diversification index in Sudan was 0.7858 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8407 in 2001.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7858 in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for export product diversification index?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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).