Import product diversification index in Zambia
Zambia: Import product diversification index was 0.4575 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Zambia, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.4575 for import product diversification index in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Zambia peaked at 0.4881 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3829, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 44th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Import product diversification index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4144 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3932 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4045 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4386 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3829 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.463 | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4346 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4508 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4506 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4336 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4411 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4546 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4374 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4252 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4441 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4881 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4575 | -6.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.4575 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.498, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.4575 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4067 | 0.3829 | 0.4386 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4435 | 0.4252 | 0.463 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4728 | 0.4575 | 0.4881 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Zambia?
- Import product diversification index in Zambia was 0.4575 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4881 in 2010.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3829 in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for import product diversification index?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.