Extensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea
Guinea: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.3338 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Guinea stood at 0.3338.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Guinea peaked at 1.96 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1879, in 2007.
That places Guinea 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.96 | — |
| 1963 | 1.92 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.92 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.91 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.89 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.93 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.91 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.84 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 1.86 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.93 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 1.88 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.89 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.9 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.83 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.94 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.94 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.74 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.91 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 1.92 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.89 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.93 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.74 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.77 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.73 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.86 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.82 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.75 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.68 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.54 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.39 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.39 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.42 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8527 | -39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8904 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9608 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6018 | -40.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1879 | -68.8% |
| 2008 | 0.851 | +352.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3357 | -73.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3633 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8671 | +138.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4142 | -52.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3338 | -19.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3338 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1387, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3338 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +352.9% | 0.1879 | 0.851 |
| 2012 | +138.7% | 0.3633 | 0.8671 |
| 2010 | -73.2% | 1.25 | 0.3357 |
| 2007 | -68.8% | 0.6018 | 0.1879 |
| 2013 | -52.2% | 0.8671 | 0.4142 |
| 2009 | +47.2% | 0.851 | 1.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 | 1.74 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.39 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9441 | 0.1879 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4628 | 0.3338 | 0.8671 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More trade data for Guinea
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 123.62 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.13 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.95 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.29 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.49 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7535 (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.37 units per person (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.94 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Guinea?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Guinea was 0.3338 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1879 in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Guinea ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.