Import product diversification index in Chad

Chad: Import product diversification index was 0.4707 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
0.4707
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
38th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.5406
in 2001
All-time low
0.4479
in 1997
Years of data
17
1995–2011

Import product diversification index in Chad, 1995–2011

00.20.40.61995200320111995: 0.4851996: 0.4781997: 0.4481998: 0.4951999: 0.4812000: 0.4752001: 0.5412002: 0.5362003: 0.4912004: 0.5342005: 0.5252006: 0.4872007: 0.4632008: 0.462009: 0.4852010: 0.4912011: 0.471

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 Chad is 0.4707, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Chad peaked at 0.5406 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4479, in 1997.

That places Chad 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4774 0.4479 0.4948 5
2000s 0.4996 0.4597 0.5406 10
2010s 0.481 0.4707 0.4913 2

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 35 Cameroon 0.475 compare
  2. 36 Gabon 0.4735 compare
  3. 37 Rwanda 0.4729 compare
  4. 39 Botswana 0.4681 compare
  5. 40 Uganda 0.4645 compare
  6. 41 Ghana 0.4644 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is import product diversification index in Chad?
Import product diversification index in Chad was 0.4707 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 Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.5406 in 2001.
What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4479 in 1997.
How does Chad rank for import product diversification index?
Chad ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chad 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

Indicator
Import product diversification index
Source
UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

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.