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South Africa: Export Diversification Index (IMF)

2.59index (no stated base) · 2014+36.3% since 2004

Overall index of export diversification. Measured by Theil lindex. Annual figures for South Africa from 1962 to 2014.

19752014

Every year

YearValue (index (no stated base))Note
20142.594
20132.644
20122.722
20112.497
20102.301
20092.128
20082.267
20072.151
20062.083
20051.994
20041.903
20031.834
20021.811
20011.939
20001.878
19991.797
19981.798
19971.811
19961.784
19951.823
19941.83
19931.903
19922.011
19912.221
19902.307
19892.406
19882.344
19872.28
19862.179
19852.236
19842.312
19832.316
19822.342
19812.388
19802.388
19792.247
19782.302
19772.402
19762.352
19752.356
19742.236
19732.194
19722.274
19712.21
19702.205
19692.644
19682.731
19672.509
19662.493
19652.591
19642.516
19632.554
19622.741

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Export Diversification Index (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-export-diversification-index (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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