Extensive Margin, Theil index in Burundi
Burundi: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.8435 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Burundi, 1962β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Burundi stood at 0.8435. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Burundi peaked at 3.07 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.8435, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 | 1.66 | 3.07 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.34 | 1.8 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 1.62 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 0.8946 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 0.8435 | 2.2 | 5 |
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More trade data for Burundi
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 164.16 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.94 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.95 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 171.83 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.5 (2025)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 3.44 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 2.6 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 1.39 billion (2024)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 959.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Burundi?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Burundi was 0.8435 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8435 in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.