Extensive Margin, Theil index in Brazil
Brazil: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.2959 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Brazil, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.2959 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Brazil peaked at 0.4845 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.185, in 1991.
Brazil ranks 59th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4845 | — |
| 1963 | 0.481 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4734 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4506 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4571 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4518 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4597 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4438 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4288 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4352 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4249 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4158 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3983 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4026 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3998 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3974 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3576 | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3324 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3213 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3113 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2842 | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2616 | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2516 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2752 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2514 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2476 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2038 | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2147 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2132 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.185 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2023 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2221 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2213 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2067 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2291 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2437 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2605 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2587 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2705 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2937 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2889 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2767 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2547 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2502 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2497 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2478 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2741 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2866 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2965 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3002 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3115 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3036 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2959 | -2.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2959 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2959 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4628 | 0.4438 | 0.4845 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3993 | 0.3324 | 0.4352 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2623 | 0.2038 | 0.3213 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2243 | 0.185 | 0.2605 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2693 | 0.2478 | 0.2937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3016 | 0.2959 | 0.3115 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More trade data for Brazil
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 107.04 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 93.06 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.12 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7412 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 76.2 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.49 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Brazil?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Brazil was 0.2959 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4845 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.185 in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.