Import product concentration index in Burundi
Burundi: Import product concentration index was 0.0841 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product concentration index in Burundi, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
In 2011, import product concentration index in Burundi stood at 0.0841.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Burundi peaked at 0.1636 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0803, in 1995.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Import product concentration index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0803 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0889 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1019 | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1005 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1528 | +52.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1389 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1096 | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1412 | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1575 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1356 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1033 | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1044 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1636 | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1076 | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0886 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0946 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0841 | -11.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0841 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1472, 57% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0841 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1049 | 0.0803 | 0.1528 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.125 | 0.0886 | 0.1636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0893 | 0.0841 | 0.0946 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Burundi?
- Import product concentration index in Burundi was 0.0841 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 import product concentration index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1636 in 2007.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0803 in 1995.
- How does Burundi rank for import product concentration index?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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 Import product concentration index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator reflects the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index measure of the degree of import concentration within a country. The sectoral Hirschmann index is defined as the square root of the sum of the squared shares of exports of each industry in total exports for the region under study. Takes a value between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating that only a single product is exported. Higher values indicate that imports are concentrated in fewer sectors. On the contrary, values closer to 0 reflect a more equal distribution of market shares among importers. Note that this type of concentration indicator tends to be quite vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations in relative-prices, in a way that commodity price rises make commodity importers look more concentrated.