Import product diversification index in Kenya
Kenya: Import product diversification index was 0.3946 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product diversification index in Kenya, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3946 for import product diversification index in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Kenya peaked at 0.4349 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3736, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 49th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Import product diversification index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3752 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3736 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4164 | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3914 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3866 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4135 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4349 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.396 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.405 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4124 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4128 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4098 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3746 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3876 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3964 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3936 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3946 | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3946 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.498, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3946 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3886 | 0.3736 | 0.4164 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4043 | 0.3746 | 0.4349 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3941 | 0.3936 | 0.3946 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Kenya?
- Import product diversification index in Kenya was 0.3946 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4349 in 2001.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3736 in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for import product diversification index?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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.