Import product diversification index in Uganda
Uganda: Import product diversification index was 0.4645 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product diversification index in Uganda, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.4645 for import product diversification index in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Uganda peaked at 0.504 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4493, in 2010.
That places Uganda 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Import product diversification index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4659 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4671 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4948 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4791 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4949 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4914 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4734 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.504 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4778 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4811 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4811 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5014 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4542 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4784 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4583 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4493 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4645 | +3.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4645 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5179, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4645 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4803 | 0.4659 | 0.4949 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4801 | 0.4542 | 0.504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4569 | 0.4493 | 0.4645 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Uganda?
- Import product diversification index in Uganda was 0.4645 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 in 2002.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4493 in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for import product diversification index?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.