Extensive Margin, Theil index in Malta
Malta: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.9539 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Malta, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9539 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Malta peaked at 1.47 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1357, in 1974.
That places Malta 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.47 | — |
| 1963 | 0.5463 | -63.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4165 | -23.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4057 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4886 | +20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3994 | -18.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3987 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3892 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3586 | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3169 | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3511 | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3227 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1357 | -57.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5733 | +322.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4988 | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4874 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3339 | -31.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3663 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.361 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3209 | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4418 | +37.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4326 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5003 | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5572 | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5285 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4957 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.666 | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7865 | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7982 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7496 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8161 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8223 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8566 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8567 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7028 | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7819 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9086 | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8373 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9599 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9873 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9603 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8822 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9048 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8036 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8616 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8092 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9401 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8208 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8731 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 1 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9539 | -7.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9539 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 10.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9539 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3584, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +322.4% | 0.1357 | 0.5733 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5649 | 0.3892 | 1.47 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3745 | 0.1357 | 0.5733 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.509 | 0.3209 | 0.7865 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.813 | 0.7028 | 0.9086 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.893 | 0.8036 | 0.9873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9841 | 0.8731 | 1.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.92 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 104.65 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.15 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.26 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.22 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 534.82 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0121 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 133.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Malta?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Malta was 0.9539 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1357 in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.