Intensive Margin, Theil index in Tonga
Tonga: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 3.14 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Tonga, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, intensive margin, theil index in Tonga stood at 3.14.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Tonga peaked at 4.84 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
Tonga ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 1.18 | — |
| 1971 | 3.71 | +215.0% |
| 1972 | 4.28 | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 4.49 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 4.84 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 4.45 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 4.38 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.41 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.09 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 3.19 | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 3.83 | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 3.57 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 3.17 | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 3.46 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 3.9 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 3.59 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 3.48 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.52 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.02 | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 3.12 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.48 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 4.26 | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 3.86 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 4.26 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 4.03 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.95 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.16 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.21 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.73 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 3.98 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.84 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 4.16 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3.85 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.58 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.71 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.66 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.58 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.18 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 3.21 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.02 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.97 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.04 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.03 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.14 | +3.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.14 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.14, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +215.0% | 1.18 | 3.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.9 | 1.18 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 | 3.02 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 | 3.48 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 | 3.18 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 | 2.97 | 3.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More trade data for Tonga
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 132.98 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.81 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.24 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 125.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.56 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.43 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.49 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 73.04 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 474,960 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Tonga?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Tonga was 3.14 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 in 1974.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does Tonga rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Tonga ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.