Belgium vs Luxembourg: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.21 index against 1.16 index in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.05 index.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 21st of 163 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7966 index | 1.06 index | 0.2654 index | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.8074 index | 1.12 index | 0.3113 index | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.9299 index | 1.24 index | 0.3081 index | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 1.21 index against 1.16 index in Luxembourg as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.05 index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 21st 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.