Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea
Guinea: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 4.53 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intensive margin, theil index in Guinea is 4.53, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Guinea peaked at 4.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.98, in 1966.
Guinea ranks 33rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.28 | — |
| 1963 | 3.32 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.19 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 3.16 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.98 | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 3.26 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 3.35 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3.36 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.4 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.67 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 3.75 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.35 | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 3.32 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.49 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 3.74 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 3.58 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.62 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.56 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.64 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.89 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 3.78 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.77 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.84 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.91 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.65 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.42 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 3.49 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.45 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.48 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.47 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.41 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.33 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.26 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.11 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 3.36 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 3.3 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.22 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.31 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.65 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 3.42 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 3.46 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.46 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.59 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.22 | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 3.58 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 3.52 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 3.15 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 4.18 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 4.53 | +8.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 | 2.98 | 3.36 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.55 | 3.32 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.68 | 3.42 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 | 3.11 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 3.3 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 3.15 | 4.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More trade data for Guinea
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 123.62 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.13 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.95 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.29 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.49 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7535 (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.37 units per person (2016)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.94 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Guinea?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Guinea was 4.53 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 in 1966.
- How does Guinea rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.