Extensive Margin, Theil index in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.2321 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Hong Kong, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong stood at 0.2321.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2474 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2099, in 2009.
Hong Kong ranks 72nd 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2474 | — |
| 1963 | 0.2403 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2336 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2383 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2385 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.241 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2376 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2425 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2437 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2442 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2435 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2425 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2412 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2435 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2426 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2433 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2398 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2386 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2364 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2385 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2334 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2335 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2304 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2322 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2363 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2331 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.233 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2331 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2338 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2326 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2216 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2276 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2299 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2329 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2348 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2348 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2338 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2297 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2291 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2308 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2248 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2172 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2178 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2273 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.222 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2244 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2214 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2099 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.225 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2286 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2324 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2301 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2321 | +0.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.2321 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.2321 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1175, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2399 | 0.2336 | 0.2474 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2423 | 0.2386 | 0.2442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.234 | 0.2304 | 0.2385 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2312 | 0.2216 | 0.2348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2225 | 0.2099 | 0.2308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2296 | 0.225 | 0.2324 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.35 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.83 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.7 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.51 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 86.8 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 3.78 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 2,044 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0377 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong was 0.2321 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2474 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2099 in 2009.
- How does Hong Kong rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Hong Kong ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.