Import product concentration index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Import product concentration index was 0.1017 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product concentration index in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 0.1017, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Mozambique peaked at 0.166 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0623, in 1995.
That places Mozambique 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Import product concentration index in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0623 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0717 | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0656 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0742 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0657 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0701 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1544 | +120.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1002 | -35.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0971 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0879 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.166 | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1387 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1329 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1453 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1132 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1386 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1017 | -26.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.1017 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1472, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.1017 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0679 | 0.0623 | 0.0742 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 | 0.0701 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1201 | 0.1017 | 0.1386 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Mozambique?
- Import product concentration index in Mozambique was 0.1017 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.166 in 2005.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0623 in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for import product concentration index?
- Mozambique ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.