Extensive Margin, Theil index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 1.15 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Jamaica, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extensive margin, theil index in Jamaica is 1.15, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Jamaica peaked at 1.45 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.9418, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 15th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1.22 | 1.45 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 1.03 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.9418 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.9756 | 1.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 Somalia 1.43 compare
- 13 Congo, Republic of 1.3 compare
- 14 Ecuador 1.22 compare
- 16 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.1 compare
- 17 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1.05 compare
- 18 Malta 0.9539 compare
More trade data for Jamaica
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 130.19 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.96 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 94.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.11 (2025)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 4.24 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 3.09 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 10.68 billion (2024)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 6.07 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Jamaica?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Jamaica was 1.15 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9418 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.