Belgium vs United States: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.21 index against 1.18 index in United States, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 163 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7966 index | 1.42 index | 0.6219 index | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8074 index | 1.43 index | 0.6176 index | United States |
| 2010s | 0.958 index | 1.31 index | 0.3475 index | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 1.21 index against 1.18 index in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Belgium and United States?
- 0.03 index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Belgium ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th 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.