Intensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia
Liberia: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 2.68 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.68 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Liberia peaked at 3.75 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 1978.
That places Liberia 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.5 | — |
| 1963 | 2.7 | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 2.82 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.89 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.87 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.84 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.91 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.76 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 3.02 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 2.72 | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 2.87 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 2.78 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 2.93 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.74 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 2.67 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.66 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.26 | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 2.34 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.29 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.29 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.39 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.39 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.33 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.35 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.44 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.7 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2.89 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 3.31 | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 2.89 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 3.45 | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 3.25 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 3.48 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.23 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 3.75 | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 3.15 | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 2.84 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 2.91 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.55 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 2.93 | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.28 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.65 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.43 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.72 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.43 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 2.84 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.75 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -2.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.68 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.63, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 | 2.5 | 2.91 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 2.26 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 | 2.84 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.91 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.68 | 3.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More trade data for Liberia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.82 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.35 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 88.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.22 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7157 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.72 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 471,389 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Liberia?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Liberia was 2.68 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 in 1997.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Liberia ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.