Intensive Margin, Theil index in Benin
Benin: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 2.76 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Benin, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.76 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Benin peaked at 4.54 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 1965.
That places Benin 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.76 | — |
| 1963 | 2.92 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 2.84 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.05 | -28.1% |
| 1966 | 3.28 | +60.3% |
| 1967 | 2.99 | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.25 | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 3.41 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 3.63 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 3.49 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.92 | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 3.26 | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 3.33 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.35 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.26 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.54 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.69 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 3.78 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 3.23 | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 3.68 | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 2.39 | -35.0% |
| 1984 | 4.29 | +79.4% |
| 1985 | 4.54 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 4.37 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.08 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 3.36 | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 3.72 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 3.91 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 4.08 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.82 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.91 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.76 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.72 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.86 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.99 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.75 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 3.52 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 3.43 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.46 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.81 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 3.51 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.19 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.32 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.98 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | -7.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +79.4% | 2.39 | 4.29 |
| 1966 | +60.3% | 2.05 | 3.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 | 2.05 | 3.28 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.49 | 3.26 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 | 2.39 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 | 3.4 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 | 3.19 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 | 2.76 | 3.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.62 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.4 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 84.16 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.79 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.62 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.3386 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.03 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Benin?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Benin was 2.76 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 in 1985.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Benin ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Intensive 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.