Import product diversification index in Niger

Niger: Import product diversification index was 0.5194 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
0.5194
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
21st
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.5576
in 2010
All-time low
0.4733
in 2008
Years of data
17
1995–2011

Import product diversification index in Niger, 1995–2011

00.20.40.61995200320111995: 0.5281996: 0.5051997: 0.5261998: 0.5321999: 0.5292000: 0.5452001: 0.5452002: 0.5422003: 0.5112004: 0.5242005: 0.5142006: 0.4962007: 0.52008: 0.4732009: 0.5472010: 0.5582011: 0.519

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 Niger stood at 0.5194.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Niger peaked at 0.5576 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4733, in 2008.

Niger ranks 21st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5238 0.5051 0.5319 5
2000s 0.5196 0.4733 0.5468 10
2010s 0.5385 0.5194 0.5576 2

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 18 Central African Republic 0.5248 compare
  2. 19 Mali 0.5208 compare
  3. 20 Guinea 0.5207 compare
  4. 22 Djibouti 0.5169 compare
  5. 23 Madagascar 0.5164 compare
  6. 24 Sudan 0.5119 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is import product diversification index in Niger?
Import product diversification index in Niger was 0.5194 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.5576 in 2010.
What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4733 in 2008.
How does Niger rank for import product diversification index?
Niger ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger 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

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.