Import product diversification index in Sudan
Sudan: Import product diversification index was 0.5119 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product diversification index in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 0.5119.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Sudan peaked at 0.5211 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4132, in 2004.
Sudan ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Import product diversification index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4976 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5122 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4894 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.505 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4625 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4137 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4461 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.441 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4275 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4132 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4538 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4781 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4481 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5211 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4323 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4948 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5119 | +3.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.5119 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5179, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.5119 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4933 | 0.4625 | 0.5122 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4475 | 0.4132 | 0.5211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5033 | 0.4948 | 0.5119 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 21 Niger 0.5194 compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.5169 compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.5164 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.5119 compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5061 compare
- 27 Burundi 0.5049 compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.62 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7018 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.33 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 126,787 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Sudan?
- Import product diversification index in Sudan was 0.5119 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5211 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4132 in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for import product diversification index?
- Sudan ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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.