Import product diversification index in Algeria
Algeria: Import product diversification index was 0.4835 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Algeria, 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 diversification index in Algeria stood at 0.4835.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Algeria peaked at 0.5051 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4421, in 2007.
That places Algeria 31st 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 diversification index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4544 | — |
| 1996 | 0.47 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4608 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4623 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4532 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4785 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4792 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4664 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4574 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4612 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4551 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4738 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4421 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5051 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4903 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.488 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4835 | -0.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4835 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4708, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4835 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4285, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4602 | 0.4532 | 0.47 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4709 | 0.4421 | 0.5051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4858 | 0.4835 | 0.488 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 28 Ethiopia 0.5033 compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4984 compare
- 30 Tanzania 0.4977 compare
- 32 Mozambique 0.4788 compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.4785 compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0.477 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Algeria?
- Import product diversification index in Algeria was 0.4835 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 diversification index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5051 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4421 in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for import product diversification index?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 diversification index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The diversification index signals whether the structure of imports by product of a given country or group of countries differ from the structure of product of the world. Diversification index that ranges from 0 to 1 reveals the extent of the differences between the structure of trade of the country or country group and the world average. The index value closer to 1 indicates a bigger difference from the world average. It is constructed as the inverse of a Herfindahl index, using disaggregated exports at 4 digits (following the STIC3). This index is a modified Finger-Kreinin measure of similarity in trade. For more information, please consult the article of Finger, J. M. and M. E. Kreinin (1979), “A measure of ‘export similarity’ and its possible uses” in the Economic Journal , 89: 905-12.