Extensive Margin, Theil index in Suriname
Suriname: Extensive Margin, Theil index was 0.4455 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Suriname, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.4455 for extensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1,454.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extensive margin, theil index in Suriname peaked at 2.13 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.0345, in 1988.
That places Suriname 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extensive Margin, Theil index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.13 | — |
| 1963 | 1.98 | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 2.02 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.82 | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.677 | -62.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3168 | -53.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2201 | -30.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1494 | -32.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1379 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1137 | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0727 | -36.0% |
| 1973 | 0.061 | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1098 | +79.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1215 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0736 | -39.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0544 | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0622 | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0579 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.028 | -51.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0716 | +155.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0464 | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0702 | +51.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0472 | -32.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1448 | +127.7% |
| 1987 | 0.098 | -32.3% |
| 1988 | -0.0345 | -135.2% |
| 1989 | -0.017 | -50.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0038 | -77.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0184 | +389.4% |
| 1992 | -0.025 | +35.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0192 | -23.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0118 | -38.5% |
| 1995 | -0.027 | +128.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0336 | +24.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0307 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | -0.025 | -18.6% |
| 1999 | -0.027 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0226 | -16.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0265 | +17.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0286 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | -0.032 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0329 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 | -101.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0089 | -1741.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0097 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | -0.017 | +75.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0679 | -499.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3789 | +458.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5984 | +57.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3063 | -48.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4495 | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4455 | -0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.4455 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1396, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.4455 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2702, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extensive Margin, Theil index in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1741.2% | 0.0005 | -0.0089 |
| 2009 | +499.4% | -0.017 | 0.0679 |
| 2010 | +458.0% | 0.0679 | 0.3789 |
| 1991 | -389.4% | -0.0038 | -0.0184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 | 0.1494 | 2.13 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0865 | 0.0544 | 0.1379 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 | -0.0345 | 0.1448 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0221 | -0.0336 | -0.0038 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.011 | -0.0329 | 0.0679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4357 | 0.3063 | 0.5984 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More trade data for Suriname
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 114.32 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.63 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 80.44 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.54 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.05 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.82 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 127.96 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0184 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 20.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extensive margin, theil index in Suriname?
- Extensive margin, theil index in Suriname was 0.4455 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 1962.
- What is the lowest extensive margin, theil index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0345 in 1988.
- How does Suriname rank for extensive margin, theil index?
- Suriname ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,454.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.