Intensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 5.26 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea is 5.26, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.72 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.67, in 1962.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.67 | — |
| 1963 | 2.62 | +56.9% |
| 1964 | 3.28 | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 3.03 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 3.24 | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 3.59 | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 3.31 | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 3.47 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.49 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 3.96 | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 4.19 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 4.03 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.75 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 3.77 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3 | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 2.8 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 4.27 | +52.2% |
| 1979 | 4.24 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.86 | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 3.55 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.4 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.15 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.12 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.17 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.12 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.8 | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 3.02 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 3.08 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.02 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.26 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 3.41 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.88 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4.49 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 4.92 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 5.11 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.49 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.58 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.63 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.62 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.72 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.67 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.48 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.38 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.33 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.34 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.29 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.32 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.25 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.26 | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +56.9% | 1.67 | 2.62 |
| 1978 | +52.2% | 2.8 | 4.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 | 1.67 | 3.59 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.78 | 2.8 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 2.8 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 | 3.02 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 5.33 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 | 5.25 | 5.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 5.4 compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 5.4 compare
- 9 Maldives 5.29 compare
- 11 Niger 5.19 compare
- 12 Yemen 5.11 compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 5.1 compare
More trade data for Equatorial Guinea
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.39 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.65 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.7508 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.7976 (2014)
- Export quality index 0.5799 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 (2014)
- Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 (2014)
- Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 (2014)
- Export unit values, US dollar 0.6444 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Equatorial Guinea was 5.26 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 in 2004.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 in 1962.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.