Extensive Margin, Theil index in Argentina
Argentina: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.329 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Argentina, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Argentina stood at 0.329.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Argentina peaked at 0.3857 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2553, in 1989.
Argentina ranks 53rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.3857 | — |
| 1963 | 0.3832 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3806 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3823 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3794 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3774 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3706 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3633 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3686 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3569 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3495 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3444 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3546 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3409 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.343 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3484 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3502 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.341 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.326 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3139 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3357 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3265 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3344 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3076 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.297 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2815 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2553 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2652 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2967 | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3121 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3105 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2831 | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2848 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3067 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3137 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3136 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3087 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2933 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.301 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2898 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3013 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2952 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2954 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2978 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3161 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3187 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3073 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3213 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3225 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3308 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3268 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.329 | +0.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.329 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.329 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3793 | 0.3706 | 0.3857 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.352 | 0.3409 | 0.3686 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3119 | 0.2553 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2995 | 0.2652 | 0.3137 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3016 | 0.2898 | 0.3187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3261 | 0.3213 | 0.3308 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More trade data for Argentina
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 81.34 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 98.48 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.34 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.7 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.42 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5815 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 81.09 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 528.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Argentina?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Argentina was 0.329 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3857 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2553 in 1989.
- How does Argentina rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Argentina ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.