Extensive Margin, Theil index in Peru
Peru: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.4954 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Peru, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, extensive margin, theil index in Peru stood at 0.4954. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Peru peaked at 0.7474 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4954, in 2014.
Peru ranks 38th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.7474 | — |
| 1963 | 0.5447 | -27.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7428 | +36.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7394 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7413 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7438 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7374 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7333 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.715 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7327 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7283 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6831 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6856 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6981 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6962 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6774 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6197 | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6162 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6362 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6047 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6167 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5845 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5946 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.542 | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5571 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5754 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5762 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5611 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5575 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5449 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5571 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5836 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6005 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5918 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5959 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6009 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5511 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5787 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5802 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5856 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5878 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5679 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5984 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5858 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.614 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6134 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5977 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5821 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5926 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5762 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5634 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5579 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4954 | -11.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4954 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4954 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +36.4% | 0.5447 | 0.7428 |
| 1963 | -27.1% | 0.7474 | 0.5447 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7163 | 0.5447 | 0.7474 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.6852 | 0.6162 | 0.7327 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5848 | 0.542 | 0.6362 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5762 | 0.5449 | 0.6009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5913 | 0.5679 | 0.614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5571 | 0.4954 | 0.5926 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More trade data for Peru
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 114.95 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.79 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.48 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 105.7 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.71 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.6 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5432 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 46.78 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 158.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Peru?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Peru was 0.4954 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7474 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4954 in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.