Intensive Margin, Theil index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 3.74 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Rwanda, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3.74 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Rwanda peaked at 5.46 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
That places Rwanda 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 5.15 | — |
| 1964 | 4.73 | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 4.26 | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 2.14 | -49.8% |
| 1967 | 5.25 | +145.6% |
| 1968 | 4.98 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 4.79 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 4.84 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.1 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 4.9 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.91 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.38 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 5.03 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 5.17 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 5.08 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 5.18 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.04 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.29 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 5.38 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.26 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 5.19 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.46 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 5.36 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.13 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 5.1 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.11 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.62 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 4.75 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.89 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.85 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.18 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.42 | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 4.71 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 4.67 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.46 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.58 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.37 | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 4.64 | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 5.25 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 4.14 | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 4.34 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 3.99 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.12 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.08 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.69 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 3.72 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.74 | +0.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3.74 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.63, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3.74 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +145.6% | 2.14 | 5.25 |
| 1966 | -49.8% | 4.26 | 2.14 |
| 2003 | +37.7% | 3.37 | 4.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.91 | 0 | 5.25 | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.04 | 4.84 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 | 5.04 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 | 4.42 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 | 3.37 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 | 3.69 | 4.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More trade data for Rwanda
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 149.11 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 152.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.35 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.38 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.06 (2022)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 10.38 units per person (2022)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 6.91 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Rwanda?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Rwanda was 3.74 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1986.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does Rwanda rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.