Intensive Margin, Theil index in Brazil
Brazil: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 2.27 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Brazil, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.27 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Brazil peaked at 3.63 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 1993.
That places Brazil 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.63 | — |
| 1963 | 3.56 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.55 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.11 | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 3.12 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.04 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.04 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.81 | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 2.76 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.63 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 2.49 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.37 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.17 | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 2.27 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.34 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.34 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.07 | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.91 | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 1.92 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.87 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.85 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.87 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.81 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.76 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.76 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.73 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.75 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.72 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.62 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.58 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.61 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.65 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.61 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.67 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.6 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.62 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.97 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 2 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.21 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | +1.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 73% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.19, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 | 2.81 | 3.63 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 1.91 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 | 1.73 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.61 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More trade data for Brazil
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 107.04 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 93.06 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.12 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7412 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 76.2 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.49 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Brazil?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Brazil was 2.27 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 1962.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 1993.
- How does Brazil rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Brazil ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.