Intensive Margin, Theil index in Zambia
Zambia: Intensive Margin, Theil index was 4.61 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Zambia, 1962–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, intensive margin, theil index in Zambia stood at 4.61.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive margin, theil index in Zambia peaked at 5.91 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
That places Zambia 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Intensive Margin, Theil index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 4.24 | — |
| 1966 | 5.38 | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 5.42 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.91 | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 5.8 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 5.58 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 5.45 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.42 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 5.36 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.63 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 5.42 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 5.52 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.33 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 5.14 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.34 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.56 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 5.46 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.69 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 5.47 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 5.34 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.28 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.27 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.46 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 5.5 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.67 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 5.55 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.45 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.27 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.13 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.99 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.99 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.67 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.41 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.73 | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 3.76 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.73 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.95 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.82 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.01 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.22 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 4.63 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 4.45 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.44 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.45 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.76 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.67 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.65 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.61 | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.61 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.84, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intensive Margin, Theil index in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +27.0% | 4.24 | 5.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.34 | 0 | 5.91 | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.42 | 5.14 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 | 5.27 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8 | 3.73 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.73 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 4.6 | 4.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 25 Kazakhstan 4.64 compare
- 26 Lesotho 4.63 compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 4.62 compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 4.6 compare
- 30 Aruba 4.57 compare
- 31 Mongolia 4.54 compare
More trade data for Zambia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 119.45 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.29 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 103.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.15 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.55 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.85 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.81 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 22.4 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 15.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive margin, theil index in Zambia?
- Intensive margin, theil index in Zambia was 4.61 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 in 1968.
- What is the lowest intensive margin, theil index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for intensive margin, theil index?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is intensive margin, theil index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.