Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ghana
Ghana: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.0682 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ghana, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Ghana stood at 0.0682.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Ghana peaked at 1.13 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0614, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 124th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.13 | — |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9384 | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6147 | -34.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6401 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.698 | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6203 | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6099 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.705 | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6044 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6038 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6357 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6641 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7071 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5201 | -26.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3481 | -33.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2043 | -41.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1507 | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 | +195.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8282 | +86.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6636 | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4507 | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3258 | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2999 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3028 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4619 | +52.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4727 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3266 | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5152 | +57.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4709 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5183 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6641 | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5052 | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6884 | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6403 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4965 | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4291 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5256 | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6379 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7042 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8077 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6976 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8689 | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9451 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9335 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9526 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1394 | -85.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1245 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0614 | -50.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0682 | +11.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0682 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1387, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0682 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +195.3% | 0.1507 | 0.4451 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9628 | 0.6147 | 1.13 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.6368 | 0.5201 | 0.7071 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4019 | 0.1507 | 0.8282 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5264 | 0.3266 | 0.6884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7046 | 0.4291 | 0.9451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.0614 | 0.9526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More trade data for Ghana
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 165.79 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.79 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.71 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 190.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.96 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.11 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4631 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 11.04 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 16.60 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Ghana?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Ghana was 0.0682 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.