Extensive Margin, Theil index in Finland
Finland: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.2864 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Finland, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2864 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Finland peaked at 0.4095 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2459, in 1982.
Finland ranks 63rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4095 | — |
| 1963 | 0.4031 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.403 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3955 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3986 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3863 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3867 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3749 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3699 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3656 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3652 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3628 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3596 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3623 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.339 | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3217 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3125 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3195 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3016 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2722 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2459 | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.268 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2676 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2521 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.324 | +28.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3235 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2864 | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.297 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2994 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.287 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.273 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2887 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2882 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3234 | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.312 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3166 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3227 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.331 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.348 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.344 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3337 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3208 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3225 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.321 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3149 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3148 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3102 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3131 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3234 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3125 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2955 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2919 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2864 | -1.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2864 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 3.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2864 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.073, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +28.5% | 0.2521 | 0.324 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3947 | 0.3749 | 0.4095 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3478 | 0.3125 | 0.3699 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2838 | 0.2459 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3042 | 0.273 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3243 | 0.3102 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.302 | 0.2864 | 0.3234 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More trade data for Finland
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 109.08 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.97 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.49 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 90.02 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.54 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 79.7 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 2.8 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1,488 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.028 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 5.35 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Finland?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Finland was 0.2864 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4095 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 in 1982.
- How does Finland rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Finland ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.