Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Namibia
Namibia: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.7665 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export quality index in Namibia, 2001–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.7665 for export quality index in 2014.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Namibia peaked at 0.7862 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.588, in 2001.
That places Namibia 92nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.588 | — |
| 2002 | 0.6471 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6012 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6194 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6559 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6646 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6644 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6779 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6798 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7583 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7599 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7695 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7862 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7665 | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.7665 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6703, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.7665 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6069, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6443 | 0.588 | 0.6798 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7681 | 0.7583 | 0.7862 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Namibia?
- Export quality index in Namibia was 0.7665 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7862 in 2013.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.588 in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for export quality index?
- Namibia ranks 92nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.