Import product concentration index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import product concentration index was 0.0822 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Import product concentration index in Lesotho, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for import product concentration index in Lesotho is 0.0822, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Lesotho peaked at 0.3095 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0695, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Import product concentration index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0774 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0798 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0759 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0749 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1123 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1141 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1151 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1218 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2503 | +105.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3095 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2699 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2656 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1294 | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0754 | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0822 | +7.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0822 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1371, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0822 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import product concentration index in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +105.5% | 0.1218 | 0.2503 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0755 | 0.0695 | 0.0798 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1763 | 0.0754 | 0.3095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0795 | 0.0767 | 0.0822 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Lesotho?
- Import product concentration index in Lesotho was 0.0822 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3095 in 2005.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0695 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for import product concentration index?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.