Import product diversification index in Gabon
Gabon: Import product diversification index was 0.4735 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 0.4735.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Gabon peaked at 0.4876 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4005, in 2003.
Gabon ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4303 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4227 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4492 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4212 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4508 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4576 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.429 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4387 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4005 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4125 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4442 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4413 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4686 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4876 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4521 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.472 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4735 | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.4735 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4708, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.4735 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4349 | 0.4212 | 0.4508 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4432 | 0.4005 | 0.4876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4728 | 0.472 | 0.4735 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Gabon?
- Import product diversification index in Gabon was 0.4735 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4876 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4005 in 2003.
- How does Gabon rank for import product diversification index?
- Gabon ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.