Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra
Andorra: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.3448 index in 2018. âź Falling
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra, 1998â2018
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra is 0.3448 index, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra peaked at 1.51 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3164 index, in 1998.
That places Andorra 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7107 index | 0.3164 index | 1.11 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7487 index | 0.3348 index | 1.51 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7328 index | 0.3448 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
- 70 Dominican Republic 0.3688 index compare
- 71 Costa Rica 0.3497 index compare
- 72 Eswatini 0.3462 index compare
- 74 Indonesia 0.3404 index compare
- 75 Argentina 0.3328 index compare
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3015 index compare
More reference data data for Andorra
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.74 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.4109 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0254 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Andorra was 0.3448 index in 2018, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
- What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3164 index in 1998.
- How does Andorra rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Andorra ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protectionâsuch as goods related to pollution management and resource managementâand adapted goodsâwhich are goods that have been specifically modified to be more âenvironmentally friendlyâ or âcleaner.â 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 protectionâsuch as goods related to pollution management and resource managementâand adapted goodsâwhich are goods that have been specifically modified to be more âenvironmentally friendlyâ or âcleaner.â A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.