Extensive Margin, Theil index in Mexico
Mexico: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.2743 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Mexico, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Mexico stood at 0.2743.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Mexico peaked at 0.4047 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2497, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 65th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4047 | — |
| 1963 | 0.3912 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3818 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3962 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3948 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3925 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.392 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3866 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3809 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3794 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3681 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3522 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.362 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3583 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.366 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3598 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3377 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3492 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3687 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.378 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3785 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3707 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3574 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3591 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3559 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3469 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3346 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3116 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3105 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3077 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3073 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3072 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2897 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2826 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2782 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2732 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2684 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2599 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2654 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2497 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2574 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2697 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2694 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2748 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2894 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2883 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2767 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2651 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2598 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2649 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.268 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2768 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2743 | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2743 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2743 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3925 | 0.3818 | 0.4047 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3614 | 0.3377 | 0.3809 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3562 | 0.3116 | 0.3785 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2885 | 0.2599 | 0.3105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2706 | 0.2497 | 0.2894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2688 | 0.2598 | 0.2768 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 85.55 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 98.97 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.52 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.54 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.65 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.9 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 269.67 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 38.09 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Mexico?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Mexico was 0.2743 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4047 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2497 in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.