Intensive Margin, Theil index in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 5.4 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Turkmenistan, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 5.4 for intensive margin, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Turkmenistan peaked at 5.59 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
Turkmenistan ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 2.5 | — |
| 1993 | 5.36 | +114.1% |
| 1994 | 5.49 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.76 | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 5.35 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 5.09 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 4.17 | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 4.79 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 5.38 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 5.31 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.38 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.33 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.47 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.25 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.22 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 4.19 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.37 | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 5.59 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.53 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4 | -2.3% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 5.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.09, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 5.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.06, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +114.1% | 2.5 | 5.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 0 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 | 4.22 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 4.19 | 5.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More trade data for Turkmenistan
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 83.82 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 95.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.43 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 81.54 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.65 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.9 (2025)
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.0276 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 5.43 (2014)
- Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.8823 (2014)
- Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.9242 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Turkmenistan?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Turkmenistan was 5.4 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 in 2012.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.