Extensive Margin, Theil index in Congo
Congo: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 1.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Congo, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Congo stood at 1.3.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Congo peaked at 1.34 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5747, in 1972.
Congo ranks 13th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.34 | — |
| 1963 | 1.24 | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 1.23 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.2 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5908 | -50.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8602 | +45.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6713 | -22.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6155 | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5965 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5747 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7914 | +37.7% |
| 1974 | 1.01 | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.907 | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9209 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 1.24 | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 1.23 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.31 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.14 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.18 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.14 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.15 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.23 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.26 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.28 | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.24 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +1.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1387, 9.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -50.9% | 1.2 | 0.5908 |
| 1968 | +45.6% | 0.5908 | 0.8602 |
| 1973 | +37.7% | 0.5747 | 0.7914 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 | 0.5908 | 1.34 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8926 | 0.5747 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 | 1.1 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More trade data for Congo
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 65.24 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 79.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 61.99 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.25 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.23 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.77 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 40.49 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 34.11 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Congo?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Congo was 1.3 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5747 in 1972.
- How does Congo rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Congo ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.