Import product diversification index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Import product diversification index was 0.4729 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Import product diversification index in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.4729, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Rwanda peaked at 0.5707 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4189, in 2005.
That places Rwanda 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Import product diversification index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5284 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5163 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5037 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5707 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5567 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5165 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5057 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4827 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4567 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4765 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4189 | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4671 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4739 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4647 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4745 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4875 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4729 | -3.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.4729 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5179, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.4729 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5352 | 0.5037 | 0.5707 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4737 | 0.4189 | 0.5165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4802 | 0.4729 | 0.4875 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Rwanda?
- Import product diversification index in Rwanda was 0.4729 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5707 in 1998.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4189 in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for import product diversification index?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.