Extensive Margin, Theil index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 1.05 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Afghanistan, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.05 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Afghanistan peaked at 2.39 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0737, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.39 | — |
| 1963 | 2.37 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.37 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.34 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.35 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.07 | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 1.78 | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 1.56 | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 1.29 | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 1.33 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 1.34 | +29.8% |
| 1974 | 1.19 | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8173 | -31.2% |
| 1976 | 1.27 | +56.0% |
| 1977 | 1.97 | +54.4% |
| 1978 | 1.86 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.52 | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 1.93 | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 1.8 | +34.7% |
| 1983 | 2.2 | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 2.11 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.09 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.07 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.07 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.05 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.9 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.87 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 1.81 | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 1.28 | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6491 | -49.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8511 | +31.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7966 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9826 | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5326 | -53.1% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | +130.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9784 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8748 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0737 | -91.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9408 | +1176.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7087 | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -18.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2554, 4.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.05 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3584, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1176.5% | 0.0737 | 0.9408 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.56 | 2.39 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.36 | 0.8173 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 | 1.34 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 0.6491 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9578 | 0.0737 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.7087 | 1.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.9 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.01 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5587 (2019)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 2.79 units per person (2019)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Afghanistan?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Afghanistan was 1.05 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0737 in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Extensive Margin, 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.