Extensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.39 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.39 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.59 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1537, in 1997.
That places Equatorial Guinea 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.59 | — |
| 1963 | 1.74 | -32.9% |
| 1964 | 1.23 | -29.2% |
| 1965 | 2.4 | +94.9% |
| 1966 | 2.31 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.52 | -34.0% |
| 1968 | 1.8 | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 1.37 | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 1.03 | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 1.27 | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 1.17 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.81 | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5 | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6569 | -56.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2153 | -67.2% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +390.1% |
| 1981 | 1.18 | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9336 | -21.0% |
| 1983 | 1.92 | +106.1% |
| 1984 | 1.72 | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 2.04 | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 1.68 | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 1.81 | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 2.08 | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.06 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.13 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.85 | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 1.93 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.85 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5793 | -68.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1802 | -68.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1537 | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1738 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1857 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2813 | +51.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2664 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.357 | +34.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3394 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3789 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3981 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3971 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3589 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4063 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4063 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3908 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4053 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3992 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3936 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.39 | -0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 2.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +390.1% | 0.2153 | 1.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 | 1.23 | 2.59 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 0.2153 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 0.9336 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.1537 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.359 | 0.2664 | 0.4063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3958 | 0.39 | 0.4053 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More trade data for Equatorial Guinea
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.65 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 5.26 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.7508 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.7976 (2014)
- Export quality index 0.5799 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 (2014)
- Export unit values, US dollar 0.6444 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.39 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1537 in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.