Intensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 3.08 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3.08 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Ecuador peaked at 3.51 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.69, in 1996.
That places Ecuador 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.18 | — |
| 1963 | 3.51 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 3.44 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.42 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.4 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.41 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.41 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.39 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.39 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.22 | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 3.01 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 2.96 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.31 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 3.14 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 3.06 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.92 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.05 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 2.96 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.96 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.17 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 3.24 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.47 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 3.35 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.32 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.07 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 2.87 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 2.95 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.98 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.02 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.08 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.03 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.84 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 2.75 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.77 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.69 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.73 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.71 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.86 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.81 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.86 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.17 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.13 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.04 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.91 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.92 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.97 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.05 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | +1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.19, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 | 3.18 | 3.51 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 2.92 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 | 2.87 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.69 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 | 2.81 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 2.87 | 3.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Honduras 3.09 compare
- 95 Macao 3.08 compare
- 96 El Salvador 3.08 compare
- 98 North Macedonia 3.04 compare
- 99 Singapore 3.01 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 3 compare
More trade data for Ecuador
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 89.08 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.62 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.49 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.1 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.18 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.914 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 62.84 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 142.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Ecuador?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Ecuador was 3.08 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 in 1963.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.