Extensive Margin, Theil index in Libya
Libya: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.9506 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Libya, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.9506 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Libya peaked at 1.67 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.9506, in 2014.
That places Libya 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.43 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.9564 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.08 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.9506 | 1.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 16 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.1 compare
- 17 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1.05 compare
- 18 Malta 0.9539 compare
- 20 Bhutan 0.8505 compare
- 21 Burundi 0.8435 compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 0.8319 compare
More trade data for Libya
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 66.39 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 86.13 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.76 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 63.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.57 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.34 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7224 (2019)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 500.17 million (2019)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of imports 3.31 (2019)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.8 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Libya?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Libya was 0.9506 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9506 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Libya ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.