What is import product diversification index in Congo?

Import product diversification index in Congo was 0.5312 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 Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 1996.

What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2000.

How does Congo rank for import product diversification index?

Congo ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Congo 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.

Import product diversification index in Congo

Name: Import product diversification index in Congo
Creator: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Congo: Import product diversification index was 0.5312 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

0.5312

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

16th

of 53 countries

All-time high

0.6

in 1996

All-time low

0.435

in 2000

Years of data

1995–2011

Import product diversification index in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.5312, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Congo peaked at 0.6 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 2000.

Congo ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5244	0.4535	0.6	5
2000s	0.4757	0.435	0.5336	10
2010s	0.5281	0.525	0.5312	2

Countries ranked near Congo

13 Comoros 0.5387 compare
14 Lesotho 0.5341 compare
15 Cape Verde 0.5316 compare
17 Malawi 0.5282 compare
18 Central African Republic 0.5248 compare
19 Mali 0.5208 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More trade data for Congo

Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 2.35 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Food imports excluding fish 257.80 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 299.05 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 71.39 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 201,697 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 32.96 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 1.52 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 4,620 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Merchandise exports, WB 12.09 billion current US$ (2011)

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Frequently asked questions

What is import product diversification index in Congo?: Import product diversification index in Congo was 0.5312 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 Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 1996.
What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2000.
How does Congo rank for import product diversification index?: Congo ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo 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: 07 August 2026

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.