Import product diversification index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Import product diversification index was 0.477 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import product diversification index in Zimbabwe, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for import product diversification index in Zimbabwe is 0.477, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product diversification index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.5464 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3661, in 1995.
Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Import product diversification index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3661 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3828 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3986 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.375 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3947 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4768 | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4887 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4586 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4847 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4866 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5464 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5391 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5107 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5307 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5028 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5011 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.477 | -4.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.477 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.498, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.477 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5119, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3834 | 0.3661 | 0.3986 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5025 | 0.4586 | 0.5464 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.489 | 0.477 | 0.5011 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 25.07 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product diversification index in Zimbabwe?
- Import product diversification index in Zimbabwe was 0.477 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5464 in 2005.
- What is the lowest import product diversification index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3661 in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for import product diversification index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product diversification index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.