Extensive Margin, Theil index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.7767 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Nigeria, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7767 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Nigeria peaked at 0.7958 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.7448, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.7958 | — |
| 1963 | 0.7888 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7881 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.776 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7894 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7865 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7711 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7791 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.786 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7917 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7907 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7895 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7916 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7924 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7923 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.791 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7904 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7922 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.794 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7925 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7936 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7928 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7931 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7936 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7917 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7859 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7735 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7754 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.776 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7728 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7725 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7715 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7721 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7665 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7744 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7749 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7489 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7673 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7798 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7746 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7728 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7772 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7808 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7809 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7844 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7807 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7448 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7753 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7629 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7699 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7813 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7721 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7767 | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7767 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1387, 5.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7767 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7844 | 0.7711 | 0.7958 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.7908 | 0.786 | 0.7924 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7886 | 0.7735 | 0.794 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7697 | 0.7489 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7751 | 0.7448 | 0.7844 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7726 | 0.7629 | 0.7813 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 66.76 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 93.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 93.58 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 63.43 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.77 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.81 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5627 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 6.1 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 42.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Nigeria?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Nigeria was 0.7767 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7958 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7448 in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.