What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?

The highest recorded value was 0.2474 in 1962.

What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2099 in 2009.

Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Extensive Margin, Theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Name: Extensive Margin, Theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Creator: International Monetary Fund
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.2321 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)

0.2321

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

72nd

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.2474

in 1962

All-time low

0.2099

in 2009

Years of data

1962–2014

Extensive Margin, Theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, 1962–2014

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China peaked at 0.2474 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2099, in 2009.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 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.

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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

69 Maldives 0.2515 compare
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71 Cabo Verde 0.2358 compare
73 Paraguay 0.2234 compare
74 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.2132 compare
75 Poland 0.2101 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More trade data for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Export Diversification, Theil index 3.55 (2014)
Intensive Margin, Theil index 3.32 (2014)
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 971.79 billion (2024)
Goods, Debit/Expenditure 633.12 billion (2024)
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure 243.88 billion (2024)
Services, Debit/Expenditure 90.01 billion (2024)
Secondary income, Debit/Expenditure 4.77 billion (2024)
Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 89.20 million (2024)
CO2 emissions embodied in gross exports, Metric ton of CO₂ equivalent 72.04 (2021)
CO2 emissions embodied in gross exports, Trade balance on CO2 -112.95 (2021)

All data for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China →

Frequently asked questions

What is extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?: Extensive margin, theil index in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China was 0.2321 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?: The highest recorded value was 0.2474 in 1962.
What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2099 in 2009.
How does Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank for extensive margin, theil index?: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?: 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 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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Indicator: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 189 places, 10,017 data points, 1962–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.