Import product concentration index in Uganda
Uganda: Import product concentration index was 0.1457 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product concentration index in Uganda, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
In 2011, import product concentration index in Uganda stood at 0.1457.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Uganda peaked at 0.1742 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0629, in 1995.
That places Uganda 24th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0629 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0924 | +46.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0656 | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0944 | +43.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1145 | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1228 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1057 | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1742 | +64.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1381 | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1332 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1447 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.146 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1414 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1273 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1394 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1457 | +4.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1457 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1472, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1457 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.086 | 0.0629 | 0.1145 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.137 | 0.1057 | 0.1742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1425 | 0.1394 | 0.1457 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Burkina Faso 0.152 compare
- 22 Ethiopia 0.1497 compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.1486 compare
- 25 Kenya 0.1449 compare
- 26 Gambia 0.14 compare
- 27 Mauritania 0.1389 compare
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7829 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 8.8 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Uganda?
- Import product concentration index in Uganda was 0.1457 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1742 in 2002.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0629 in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for import product concentration index?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.