Extensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 1.96 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.96 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.42 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0645, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.42 | — |
| 1963 | 2.33 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.12 | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 2.26 | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.07 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 2.1 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.15 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.69 | -21.2% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.76 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.95 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | -29.1% |
| 1976 | 1.49 | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 1.55 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.52 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.48 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1.15 | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8305 | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | +29.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8509 | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7406 | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9429 | +27.3% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9569 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8764 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 1.23 | +40.5% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.27 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4751 | -52.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0645 | -86.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0647 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4479 | +592.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8332 | +86.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7181 | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5901 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4861 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4387 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7609 | +73.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6992 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.66 | +137.8% |
| 2013 | 2.05 | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | -4.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.96 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2554, 7.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.96 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2112, 9.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +592.3% | 0.0647 | 0.4479 |
| 2012 | +137.8% | 0.6992 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 | 2.07 | 2.42 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.59 | 1.14 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.7406 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 0.8764 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5196 | 0.0645 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 0.6992 | 2.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More trade data for Sierra Leone
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 138.73 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.55 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 138.81 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.9 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5399 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 4.57 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.85 million (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone was 1.96 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.