What is the highest import product diversification index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.3114 in 2011.

What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2688 in 1995.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for import product diversification index?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2011.

Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.

Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Import product diversification index was 0.3114 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

0.3114

Change on year

up 5.2%

Rank

2nd

of 2 groups

All-time high

0.3114

in 2011

All-time low

0.2688

in 1995

Years of data

1995–2011

Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.3114. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.3114 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2688, in 1995.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.2879	0.2688	0.3098	5
2000s	0.2904	0.2748	0.2992	10
2010s	0.3036	0.2958	0.3114	2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

1 Liberia 0.871 compare
2 Somalia 0.6396 compare
3 Sierra Leone 0.6296 compare
4 Gambia 0.6075 compare
5 Benin 0.5993 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Net long-term borrowing -262.73 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 843.91 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
Lead time to export, median case 9.32 days (2018)
Food imports excluding fish 28.97 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 35.79 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 9.81 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 29.80 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 29.52 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 865.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 3.12 million FAO, tonnes (2010)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Import product diversification index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.3114 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?: The highest recorded value was 0.3114 in 2011.
What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2688 in 1995.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for import product diversification index?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2011.
Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sub-Saharan 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

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: 07 August 2026

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.