Australia vs Peru: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Australia
0.1567 index
in 2019
Peru
0.1717 index
in 2019
Australia rank
102nd
Peru rank
101st

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

  • Australia
  • Peru
00.10.20.30.4199820082019

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1717 index against 0.1567 index in Australia, a difference of 0.015 index.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 101st of 163 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3849 index 0.1252 index 0.2597 index Australia
2000s 0.3623 index 0.1555 index 0.2068 index Australia
2010s 0.2262 index 0.1794 index 0.0468 index Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Australia or Peru?
Peru, at 0.1717 index against 0.1567 index in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Australia and Peru?
0.015 index, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Australia and Peru rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
Australia ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 101st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index)
Unit
index
Source
IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,076 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular country has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.