Extensive Margin, Theil index in France
France: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.0113 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in France, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0113 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 189.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in France peaked at 0.0113 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 2006.
That places France 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0113 | — |
| 1963 | 0.0111 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0108 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.011 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.011 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.011 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.011 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0112 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0112 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 | -65.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 | +245.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 | +132.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0113 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 12% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0113 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.073, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +245.8% | 0.0012 | 0.0042 |
| 2010 | +132.5% | 0.0049 | 0.0113 |
| 2006 | -65.4% | 0.0035 | 0.0012 |
| 2002 | -30.8% | 0.0068 | 0.0047 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 | 0.0108 | 0.0113 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0111 | 0.011 | 0.0112 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 | 0.0066 | 0.0108 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 | 0.0062 | 0.0076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 | 0.0012 | 0.0078 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 159 Macao 0.0145 compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 0.0129 compare
- 161 Seychelles 0.0115 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0112 compare
- 164 Eswatini 0.0107 compare
- 165 Germany 0.0096 compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.72 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 86.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.13 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.25 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.57 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 722.19 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0157 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in France?
- Extensive margin, theil index in France was 0.0113 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 in 2010.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 2006.
- How does France rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- France ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.