Export Diversification, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Export Diversification, Theil index was 5.65 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export Diversification, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export diversification, theil index in Equatorial Guinea is 5.65, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export diversification, theil index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.26, in 1962.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Export Diversification, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.26 | — |
| 1963 | 4.36 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.51 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 5.42 | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 5.54 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 5.11 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 5.11 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 4.84 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 4.52 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 5.23 | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 5.28 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.2 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.25 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.29 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.11 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 4.31 | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 4.92 | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 4.46 | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 4.92 | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 4.74 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 4.33 | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 5.07 | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 4.92 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 5.16 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 4.86 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 4.93 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4.89 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.05 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 5.14 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 5.15 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.11 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.34 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 5.35 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.46 | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 4.67 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 5.07 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 5.29 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.39 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.77 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5.85 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.98 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.96 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.1 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.09 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.06 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.84 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.79 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.74 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.73 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.69 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.72 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.64 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.65 | +0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.52, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.89 | 4.26 | 5.54 | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.96 | 4.31 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.89 | 4.33 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 4.46 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 | 5.74 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 5.64 | 5.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More trade data for Equatorial Guinea
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.39 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 5.26 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.7508 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.7976 (2014)
- Export quality index 0.5799 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 (2014)
- Export unit values, US dollar 0.6444 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export diversification, theil index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Export diversification, theil index in Equatorial Guinea was 5.65 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export diversification, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest export diversification, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 in 1962.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for export diversification, theil index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export diversification, theil index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export Diversification, Theil index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Covers 200 countries with data from 1962 to 2014. It has three main indicators: the Export Diversification Index, which can be disaggregated into sub-indices covering the Extensive Margin and the Intensive Margin. As these are Theil indices, higher values for all three correspond to lower export diversification.