Intensive Margin, Theil index in Maldives
Maldives: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 5.29 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Maldives, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, intensive margin, theil index in Maldives stood at 5.29.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Maldives peaked at 6.19 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1963.
That places Maldives 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0054 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 6.19 | — |
| 1970 | 2.9 | -53.2% |
| 1971 | 6.13 | +111.7% |
| 1972 | 5.95 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 4.84 | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 5.04 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 5.08 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.06 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.08 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.41 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.53 | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 4.1 | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 3.91 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 4.47 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 4.42 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.2 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.44 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 4.73 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 4.5 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.47 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 4.33 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.24 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.15 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.11 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.16 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.22 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.33 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.27 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.28 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.49 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.38 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.43 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.36 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.44 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.97 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 4.95 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.11 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.01 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.62 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.09 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 5.25 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.36 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.29 | -1.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.29 is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.47, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +111.7% | 2.9 | 6.13 |
| 1963 | -100.0% | 0.0054 | 0 |
| 1970 | -53.2% | 6.19 | 2.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7739 | 0 | 6.19 | 8 |
| 1970s | 5 | 2.9 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 | 3.91 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.24 | 4.11 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 | 4.36 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 4.62 | 5.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 6 Kiribati 5.49 compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 5.4 compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 5.4 compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 5.26 compare
- 11 Niger 5.19 compare
- 12 Yemen 5.11 compare
More trade data for Maldives
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 144.76 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 107.84 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 104.72 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 151.37 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.11 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.03 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.74 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 232.1 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0173 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 8,106 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Maldives?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Maldives was 5.29 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 in 1969.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1963.
- How does Maldives rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Maldives ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.