Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.5799 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Equatorial Guinea, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export quality index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.5799, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 101.1% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.02 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2884, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9733 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9761 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9983 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9591 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8129 | -20.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8167 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.735 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8182 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8444 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8566 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9469 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9312 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.857 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6793 | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9274 | +36.5% |
| 1981 | 0.873 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8191 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8771 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8515 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8812 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7673 | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6957 | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.688 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6312 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5672 | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6108 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5835 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5343 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3827 | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 0.392 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.453 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4175 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4596 | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4386 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.414 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4181 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.401 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3833 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4128 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3893 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3635 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.346 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3523 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4798 | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3017 | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 0.306 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2988 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2884 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5799 | +101.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5799 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7719, 75% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5799 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6069, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +101.1% | 0.2884 | 0.5799 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9896 | 0.9591 | 1.02 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8298 | 0.6793 | 0.9469 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8011 | 0.6312 | 0.9274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4839 | 0.3827 | 0.6108 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.396 | 0.346 | 0.4798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.355 | 0.2884 | 0.5799 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More trade data for Equatorial Guinea
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.39 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.65 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 5.26 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.7508 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.7976 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 (2014)
- Export unit values, US dollar 0.6444 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Export quality index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.5799 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1969.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2884 in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for export quality index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.