Export product diversification index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Export product diversification index was 0.7622 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Export product diversification index in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 0.7622, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export product diversification index in Tanzania peaked at 0.8481 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7316, in 2008.
That places Tanzania 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Export product diversification index in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7493 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7486 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8113 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7855 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7689 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7912 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8102 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8481 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8034 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8013 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7595 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7862 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7769 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7316 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7413 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7496 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7622 | +1.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7622 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.748, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7622 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 | 0.7727 | 0.7486 | 0.8113 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.785 | 0.7316 | 0.8481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7559 | 0.7496 | 0.7622 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7839 compare
- 21 Benin 0.7671 compare
- 22 Namibia 0.7642 compare
- 24 Madagascar 0.7605 compare
- 25 Central African Republic 0.7577 compare
- 26 Guinea 0.7546 compare
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- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.05 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.57 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6559 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 7.58 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 14.45 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export product diversification index in Tanzania?
- Export product diversification index in Tanzania was 0.7622 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8481 in 2002.
- What is the lowest export product diversification index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7316 in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for export product diversification index?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is export product diversification index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).