Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sudan
Sudan: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 0 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sudan, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, intensive margin, theil index in Sudan stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Sudan peaked at 5.87 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Sudan 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.01 | — |
| 1963 | 2.81 | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 2.68 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.54 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.73 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 2.97 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 2.89 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.79 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 3.05 | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 3.01 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.9 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 2.9 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.9 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.95 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.99 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3.07 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.26 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 3.28 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.16 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.31 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.31 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.23 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.45 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 3.27 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 2.94 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 2.95 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.89 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.09 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 3.26 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.96 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 2.96 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.93 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.01 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.15 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.95 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.96 | +67.9% |
| 2001 | 5.16 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.18 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.37 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.65 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.87 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.84 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.71 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.72 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.63. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -100.0% | 5.72 | 0 |
| 2000 | +67.9% | 2.95 | 4.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2.54 | 3.01 | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.98 | 2.8 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 | 2.89 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 | 2.83 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 | 4.96 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 0 | 5.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More trade data for Sudan
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.27 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.62 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7018 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.33 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 126,787 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Sudan?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Sudan was 0 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 2008.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Sudan ranks 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.