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South Africa Export Diversification Index

0.557as of 2025+0.6% vs 2024

UNCTAD index of how far a country's export mix differs from the world structure (lower is more diversified). Source: UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodExport Diversification Index
20250.557
20240.553
20230.555
20220.581
20210.589
20200.566
20190.542
20180.545
20170.519
20160.52
20150.509
20140.529

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=export_diversification_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Export Diversification Index across Africa

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CountryExport Diversification IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.812025
Kenya0.6552025
Egypt0.6032025
Ghana0.8092025
Ethiopia0.7632025
Tanzania0.7432025

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