Extensive Margin, Theil index in Australia
Australia: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.0519 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Australia, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extensive margin, theil index in Australia is 0.0519, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Australia peaked at 0.2112 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0519, in 2014.
That places Australia 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2112 | — |
| 1963 | 0.2092 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2073 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2057 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2034 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1972 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1867 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1897 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1816 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1799 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1785 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1822 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.173 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1633 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1611 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1581 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1553 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1542 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1428 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1469 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.148 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1491 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1566 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1524 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1653 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1701 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1605 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1613 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1516 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.144 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1439 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1463 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1424 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1318 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1327 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1313 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1351 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1362 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.12 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1253 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1276 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1163 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1128 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1104 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0962 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0811 | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1057 | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1057 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0805 | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0814 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0599 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0519 | -13.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0519 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0519 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1175, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +30.4% | 0.0811 | 0.1057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2013 | 0.1867 | 0.2112 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1687 | 0.1542 | 0.1822 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1553 | 0.1428 | 0.1701 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 | 0.1313 | 0.1516 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1101 | 0.0811 | 0.1276 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0676 | 0.0519 | 0.0814 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More trade data for Australia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.57 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 99.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.17 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 90.76 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.4 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.69 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.36 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 896.17 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.04 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Australia?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Australia was 0.0519 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2112 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Australia ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.