Intensive Margin, Theil index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 4.49 in 2014. β² Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Cameroon, 1962β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.49 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Cameroon peaked at 4.79 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.76, in 1965.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 | 2.76 | 3.03 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.01 | 2.77 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 | 3.82 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.87 | 3.43 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 | 3.89 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3.96 | 4.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More trade data for Cameroon
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.0403 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 4.53 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 11.94 billion (2023)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 7.74 billion (2023)
- Primary income, Debit/Expenditure 1.18 billion (2023)
- Services, Debit/Expenditure 2.55 billion (2023)
- Secondary income, Debit/Expenditure 461.67 million (2023)
- Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 238,641 (2023)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) β Import Value 732 1000 USD (2007)
- Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) β Import Value 55 1000 USD (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Cameroon?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Cameroon was 4.49 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 in 1985.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.