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Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index

Title English: 
Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index
Acronym English: 
HHI
Definition English: 
A commonly accepted measure of market concentration. It is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in a market, and then summing the resulting numbers. The HHI number can range from close to zero to 10,000.
Title Arabic: 
مؤشر هيرفنداهل-هيرشمان
Title French: 
L’indice Herfindahl-Hirschman
Subject: 
Corporate Names/Bodies
InformationType: 
Title
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/EDGD/2008/3