Import product diversification index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Import product diversification index was 0.3828 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Import product diversification index in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 0.3828.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Mauritius peaked at 0.4724 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3504, in 2009.
That places Mauritius 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Import product diversification index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4588 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4398 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4566 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4507 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4419 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4724 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4468 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4451 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4121 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4309 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4501 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.422 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4368 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3916 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3504 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3756 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3828 | +1.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3828 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4708, 81% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3828 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4496 | 0.4398 | 0.4588 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4258 | 0.3504 | 0.4724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3792 | 0.3756 | 0.3828 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Mauritius?
- Import product diversification index in Mauritius was 0.3828 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4724 in 2000.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3504 in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for import product diversification index?
- Mauritius ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.