Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 3 in 2014. β² Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sierra Leone, 1962β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone is 3, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2009.
That places Sierra Leone 100th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 | 2.27 | 2.91 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.53 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 | 2.74 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 | 2.49 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.27 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.53 | 3 | 5 |
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More trade data for Sierra Leone
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 138.73 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.55 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 138.81 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.9 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.29 (2025)
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 1.96 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 4.96 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 2.32 billion (2023)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 1.92 billion (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Sierra Leone was 3 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.