Import product diversification index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Import product diversification index was 0.5248 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Central African Republic, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.5248 for import product diversification index in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.6014 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4599, in 1996.
That places Central African Republic 18th 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4743 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4599 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4891 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5035 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4603 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4937 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4712 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4967 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4888 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4606 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4983 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6014 | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5483 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5082 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.486 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5182 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5248 | +1.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.5248 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5179, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.5248 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4774 | 0.4599 | 0.5035 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5053 | 0.4606 | 0.6014 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5215 | 0.5182 | 0.5248 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Central African Republic?
- Import product diversification index in Central African Republic was 0.5248 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6014 in 2006.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4599 in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for import product diversification index?
- Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.