Extensive Margin, Theil index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.3048 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Madagascar, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extensive margin, theil index in Madagascar is 0.3048, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Madagascar peaked at 1.04 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3048, in 2014.
Madagascar ranks 58th 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.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.04 | — |
| 1963 | 0.9649 | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 1.03 | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 1.01 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9858 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9215 | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9673 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9325 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.926 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9244 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9013 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8592 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.756 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7432 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6562 | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7932 | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8739 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7815 | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7952 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8009 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7366 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7614 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7816 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7492 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8873 | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8392 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8581 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8227 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3785 | -54.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7438 | +96.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8299 | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7993 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7791 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8335 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7123 | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6943 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7297 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.803 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8005 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8225 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8495 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8766 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8806 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8239 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8489 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8451 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8788 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8541 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8277 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8636 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8289 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3845 | -53.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3048 | -20.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3048 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2554, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3048 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +96.5% | 0.3785 | 0.7438 |
| 1990 | -54.0% | 0.8227 | 0.3785 |
| 2013 | -53.6% | 0.8289 | 0.3845 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9809 | 0.9215 | 1.04 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.8215 | 0.6562 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8032 | 0.7366 | 0.8873 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7303 | 0.3785 | 0.8335 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.848 | 0.8005 | 0.8806 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6419 | 0.3048 | 0.8636 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More trade data for Madagascar
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 135.07 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.49 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 113.89 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.95 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.81 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7431 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 3.78 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.18 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Madagascar?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Madagascar was 0.3048 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3048 in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Madagascar ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.