Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.5056 index against 0.4813 index in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0243 index.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1373 index | 0.2948 index | 0.1574 index | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2727 index | 0.4219 index | 0.1493 index | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6327 index | 0.4923 index | 0.1404 index | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 0.5056 index against 0.4813 index in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0243 index, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Egypt ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th 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.