Extensive Margin, Theil index in Chile
Chile: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.7681 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Chile, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.7681 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Chile peaked at 1.03 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6679, in 1993.
Chile ranks 26th 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.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.03 | — |
| 1963 | 1.02 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.01 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9801 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9723 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9613 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9713 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9266 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9444 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9743 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9489 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.858 | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8432 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8322 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8252 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7931 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7602 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8115 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8116 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7794 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.77 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7998 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7888 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7795 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7783 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7949 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7765 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7497 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6998 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6679 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.669 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7234 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6886 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7201 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7003 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6944 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7241 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6799 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6837 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.674 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7268 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7345 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.791 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7929 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.741 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7111 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.791 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7678 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7858 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7839 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7681 | -2.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.7681 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 8.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.7681 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9613 | 1.03 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8917 | 0.7931 | 0.9743 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7874 | 0.7602 | 0.8116 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.709 | 0.6679 | 0.7765 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7259 | 0.674 | 0.7929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7793 | 0.7678 | 0.791 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More trade data for Chile
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 121.44 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.41 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.36 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.26 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 72.34 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.16 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 194.32 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.12 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Chile?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Chile was 0.7681 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6679 in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Chile ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.