Import product diversification index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Import product diversification index was 0.475 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product diversification index in Cameroon, 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 diversification index in Cameroon is 0.475, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Cameroon peaked at 0.5265 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4304, in 2003.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4884 | 0.4587 | 0.5091 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4923 | 0.4304 | 0.5265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4811 | 0.475 | 0.4872 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More trade data for Cameroon
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 39.17 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Lead time to export, median case 5 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 664.13 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 743.72 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 331.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 779,491 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 2.04 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 5,957 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Cameroon?
- Import product diversification index in Cameroon was 0.475 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5265 in 2000.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4304 in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for import product diversification index?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.