Belgium vs Italy: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.22 index against 1.21 index in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th of 163 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7966 index | 1.74 index | 0.9454 index | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.8074 index | 1.71 index | 0.904 index | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.958 index | 1.54 index | 0.5859 index | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.22 index against 1.21 index in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.01 index, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Italy ranks 17th 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
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.