Import product diversification index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Import product diversification index was 0.566 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania is 0.566, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Mauritania peaked at 0.5807 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4474, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Import product diversification index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.479 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4925 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5023 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5385 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4942 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4474 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5058 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5157 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4894 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5377 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4897 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5238 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5217 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.537 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5426 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5807 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.566 | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.566 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.498, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.566 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5013 | 0.479 | 0.5385 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5111 | 0.4474 | 0.5426 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5733 | 0.566 | 0.5807 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Mauritania?
- Import product diversification index in Mauritania was 0.566 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5807 in 2010.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4474 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for import product diversification index?
- Mauritania ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.