Import product concentration index in Djibouti
Djibouti: Import product concentration index was 0.1359 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Import product concentration index in Djibouti, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.1359 for import product concentration index in 2011.
That represents a change of up 53.8% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Djibouti peaked at 0.317 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0641, in 2004.
Djibouti ranks 29th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.117 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1172 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1111 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0879 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0931 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0942 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1039 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0908 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1575 | +73.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0641 | -59.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2682 | +318.5% |
| 2006 | 0.317 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2793 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0762 | -72.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0971 | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0884 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1359 | +53.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1359 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1371, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.1359 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0843, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import product concentration index in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +318.5% | 0.0641 | 0.2682 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1053 | 0.0879 | 0.1172 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1548 | 0.0641 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1121 | 0.0884 | 0.1359 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Djibouti?
- Import product concentration index in Djibouti was 0.1359 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.317 in 2006.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 in 2004.
- How does Djibouti rank for import product concentration index?
- Djibouti ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.