Import product concentration index in Congo
Congo: Import product concentration index was 0.1718 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Import product concentration index in Congo, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1718 for import product concentration index in 2011.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Congo peaked at 0.2875 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0574, in 1999.
Congo ranks 15th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Import product concentration index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1812 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2875 | +58.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1695 | -41.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0698 | -58.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0574 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0644 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.097 | +50.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0588 | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0604 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0611 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0619 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.222 | +258.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0893 | -59.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1549 | +73.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1941 | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1718 | -11.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1718 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1371, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1718 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1531 | 0.0574 | 0.2875 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0936 | 0.0588 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.183 | 0.1718 | 0.1941 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Congo?
- Import product concentration index in Congo was 0.1718 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2875 in 1996.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for import product concentration index?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.