Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 1.22 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Ecuador stood at 1.22.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Ecuador peaked at 1.67 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1999.
Ecuador ranks 14th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.67 | — |
| 1963 | 1.49 | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 1.54 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.52 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.53 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.49 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.46 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.44 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.48 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.4 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.45 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.47 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.49 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | -27.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.18 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.24 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.29 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.3 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.34 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.33 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.39 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.29 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.19 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | +3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 8.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.22 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 4.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.67 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.07 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 | 1.08 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.04 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More trade data for Ecuador
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 89.08 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.62 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.49 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.18 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.914 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 62.84 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 142.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Ecuador?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Ecuador was 1.22 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.