Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.7199 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Nigeria, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7199 for export quality index in 2014.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9157 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.4248, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 117th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9157 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9009 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8742 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8695 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8779 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8654 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8654 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8447 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.874 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8371 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8326 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7975 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8284 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8616 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8286 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7577 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9042 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9036 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8644 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8582 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8865 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8365 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.857 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7696 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7811 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8062 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7749 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6673 | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.643 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6087 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6438 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6335 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6086 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.615 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6124 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6163 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.598 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4248 | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4875 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6841 | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7483 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7132 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.725 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7104 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.732 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.744 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8141 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7885 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7977 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7445 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7111 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7199 | +1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7199 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6703, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7199 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6069, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +40.3% | 0.4875 | 0.6841 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8813 | 0.8654 | 0.9157 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8366 | 0.7577 | 0.9042 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8338 | 0.7696 | 0.9036 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6247 | 0.598 | 0.6673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6783 | 0.4248 | 0.8141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7523 | 0.7111 | 0.7977 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 114 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7275 compare
- 115 Guatemala 0.723 compare
- 116 Tajikistan 0.7215 compare
- 118 Liberia 0.7194 compare
- 119 Seychelles 0.7183 compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 0.7119 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Nigeria?
- Export quality index in Nigeria was 0.7199 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9157 in 1963.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4248 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for export quality index?
- Nigeria ranks 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.