Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Import product diversification index was 0.377 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa recorded 0.377 for import product diversification index in 2011.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.3865 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3423, in 1995.
Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3423 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3513 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3565 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3519 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3536 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.37 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3725 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3737 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3691 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3865 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3752 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3662 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3584 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3653 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3651 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.377 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3511 | 0.3423 | 0.3565 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3692 | 0.3547 | 0.3865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3711 | 0.3651 | 0.377 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Net long-term borrowing -317.19 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 508.37 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Food imports excluding fish 25.82 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 9.08 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 27.69 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 23.40 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 30.85 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 498.27 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 1.75 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 325.28 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.377 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3865 in 2004.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3423 in 1995.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for import product diversification index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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.