What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Barbados and Dominican Republic?

0.0098 index, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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.

Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Barbados

0.3786 index

in 2019

Dominican Republic

0.3688 index

in 2018

Barbados rank

69th

Dominican Republic rank

70th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Barbados
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.3786 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0098 index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 69th and Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 163 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7232 index	0.1787 index	0.5445 index	Barbados
2010s	0.3659 index	0.3865 index	0.0206 index	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Barbados or Dominican Republic?: Barbados, at 0.3786 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Barbados and Dominican Republic?: 0.0098 index, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Barbados ranks 69th and Dominican Republic ranks 70th 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: 10 August 2026

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.