Intensive Margin, Theil index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 4.42 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Mauritania, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.42 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Mauritania peaked at 5.92 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 1962.
Mauritania ranks 36th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.55 | — |
| 1963 | 5.52 | +255.0% |
| 1964 | 5.92 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 5.91 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.86 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.83 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.83 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.77 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.69 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 5.54 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 5.35 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 5.23 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.31 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.39 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 5.45 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.4 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.2 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 5.6 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 5.51 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.75 | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 4.96 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 4.75 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.79 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.78 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.43 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 4.09 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 4.14 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.58 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 4.68 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.8 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.47 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 4.49 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.44 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.43 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.44 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.63 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.68 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.67 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.61 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.57 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.45 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.71 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.63 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.52 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.62 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.54 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.85 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.86 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.58 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.57 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | -3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Mauritania 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 | +255.0% | 1.55 | 5.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.27 | 1.55 | 5.92 | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.42 | 5.2 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.68 | 4.09 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 | 4.43 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 | 4.45 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 4.42 | 4.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More trade data for Mauritania
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.5 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.99 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.69 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 86.78 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.78 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 65.41 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.8305 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 17.68 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Mauritania?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Mauritania was 4.42 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 in 1964.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 1962.
- How does Mauritania rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.