Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 5.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea-Bissau, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, intensive margin, theil index in Guinea-Bissau stood at 5.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5.61 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.57, in 1972.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.05 | — |
| 1963 | 2.19 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 2.01 | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 2.28 | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 1.94 | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 2.01 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 2.12 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2.1 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.89 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 1.57 | -16.8% |
| 1973 | 2.26 | +43.8% |
| 1974 | 2.13 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 3.16 | +48.3% |
| 1976 | 2.17 | -31.4% |
| 1977 | 2.28 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2.25 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.12 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.38 | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 3.19 | +34.4% |
| 1982 | 2.55 | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 2.91 | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 2.89 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.54 | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 3.83 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 4.16 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 3.99 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.07 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.2 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.57 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 4.08 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.54 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 4.68 | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 2.67 | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 4.7 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | 4.96 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 5.21 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.56 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 4.51 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.97 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 5.55 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 5.22 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.39 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.61 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 5.51 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.61 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.27 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.87 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | +4.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 5.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.63, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 5.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +75.9% | 2.67 | 4.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 | 1.9 | 2.28 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.19 | 1.57 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 | 2.38 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 | 2.67 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 | 4.51 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.61 | 5.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 5.26 compare
- 11 Niger 5.19 compare
- 12 Yemen 5.11 compare
- 14 Seychelles 5.03 compare
- 15 Brunei 4.98 compare
- 16 South Sudan 4.93 compare
More trade data for Guinea-Bissau
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 117.59 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.41 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.22 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 92.66 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.93 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.1969 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1.59 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.06 million (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Guinea-Bissau?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Guinea-Bissau was 5.1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 in 2008.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 in 1972.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.