Extensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia
Liberia: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 2.16 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extensive margin, theil index in Liberia is 2.16, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Liberia peaked at 2.39 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.9934, in 2008.
That places Liberia 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.39 | — |
| 1963 | 2.36 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.36 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.36 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.31 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.34 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.23 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.04 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 2.27 | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 2.05 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 2.16 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.05 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.12 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.14 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.08 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.21 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2.25 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.13 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.15 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.15 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.09 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.23 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.35 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 2.18 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8 | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 1.48 | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | +49.2% |
| 1995 | 2.22 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.22 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -52.1% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | +109.9% |
| 1999 | 2 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 2.06 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.47 | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 2.25 | +53.2% |
| 2003 | 2.17 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.28 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 1.97 | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9934 | -49.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.56 | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | +9.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.16 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2554, 8.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 10.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +109.9% | 1.06 | 2.23 |
| 1997 | -52.1% | 2.22 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | +53.2% | 1.47 | 2.25 |
| 2008 | -49.6% | 1.97 | 0.9934 |
| 1994 | +49.2% | 1.48 | 2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 | 2.31 | 2.39 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 2.09 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.06 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 | 0.9934 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.22 | 2.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Gabon 2.37 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 2.2 compare
- 4 Kuwait 2.03 compare
- 5 Iraq 2 compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 1.96 compare
More trade data for Liberia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.82 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.35 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 88.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.22 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7157 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.72 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 471,389 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Liberia?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Liberia was 2.16 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9934 in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.