Import product concentration index in Niger
Niger: Import product concentration index was 0.112 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product concentration index in Niger, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.112 for import product concentration index in 2011.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Niger peaked at 0.1767 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0964, in 2005.
Niger ranks 33rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1099 | 0.1016 | 0.1211 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1222 | 0.0964 | 0.1767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1046 | 0.0972 | 0.112 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More trade data for Niger
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 3.53 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Food imports excluding fish 285.37 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 350.67 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 115.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 326,314 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 176.68 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 12.46 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 40,922 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 437.60 million current US$ (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Niger?
- Import product concentration index in Niger was 0.112 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1767 in 2000.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0964 in 2005.
- How does Niger rank for import product concentration index?
- Niger ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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.