What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Luxembourg and United States?

0.02 index, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Luxembourg vs United States: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Luxembourg

1.16 index

in 2018

United States

1.18 index

in 2019

Luxembourg rank

21st

United States rank

20th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Luxembourg
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.02 index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 21st 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	Luxembourg	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.06 index	1.42 index	0.3565 index	United States
2000s	1.12 index	1.43 index	0.3063 index	United States
2010s	1.24 index	1.32 index	0.0813 index	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Luxembourg or United States?: United States, at 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Luxembourg as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Luxembourg and United States?: 0.02 index, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Luxembourg ranks 21st 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

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.