Extensive Margin, Theil index in Iran
Iran: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.7753 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Iran, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extensive margin, theil index in Iran is 0.7753, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Iran peaked at 1.35 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.7412, in 2013.
Iran ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.35 | — |
| 1963 | 1.33 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.31 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.31 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.29 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.29 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.27 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.23 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.27 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.29 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.31 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.32 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.33 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.32 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.35 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.34 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.32 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.32 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.31 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.19 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.19 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9997 | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9688 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9752 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9203 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9698 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9647 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9303 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8808 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9423 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7959 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7412 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7753 | +4.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.7753 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 5.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.7753 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3584, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.3 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.9997 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9789 | 0.9203 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8271 | 0.7412 | 0.9423 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 92.55 (2025)
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- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.59 (2025)
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4895 (2022)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 22.05 units per person (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Iran?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Iran was 0.7753 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7412 in 2013.
- How does Iran rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Iran ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.