Intensive Margin, Theil index in Philippines
Philippines: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 2.56 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Philippines, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.56 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Philippines peaked at 3.61 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.89, in 1982.
That places Philippines 125th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.86 | — |
| 1963 | 3.61 | +26.1% |
| 1964 | 2.76 | -23.6% |
| 1965 | 2.74 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.78 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.68 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 2.64 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.66 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.65 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.48 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.39 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.36 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.39 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.38 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.06 | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 1.98 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.91 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.96 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.9 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.91 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.89 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.05 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.96 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.96 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.98 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.97 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.94 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.95 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.01 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.07 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.24 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.51 | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 2.76 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.04 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.21 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.18 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.26 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.15 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.13 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.08 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.07 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.66 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.64 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.58 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.56 | -0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 83% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.14, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Philippines 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 | +26.1% | 2.86 | 3.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 | 2.64 | 3.61 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.26 | 1.91 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 1.89 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 1.94 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More trade data for Philippines
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 126.07 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.25 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.91 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.31 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.72 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.34 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.9273 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 36.95 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.76 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Philippines?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Philippines was 2.56 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 in 1963.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 in 1982.
- How does Philippines rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Philippines ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.