Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina
Argentina: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.3328 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina, 1998–2019
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 Argentina is 0.3328 index, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina peaked at 0.814 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3319 index, in 2011.
Argentina ranks 75th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3662 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.3875 index | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4482 index | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5174 index | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4104 index | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3705 index | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3887 index | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4402 index | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4282 index | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4195 index | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4163 index | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3885 index | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3557 index | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3319 index | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.814 index | +145.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6235 index | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6185 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4549 index | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6564 index | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6185 index | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4563 index | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3328 index | -27.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.3328 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2896 index, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.3328 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2095 index, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +145.3% | 0.3319 index | 0.814 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3769 index | 0.3662 index | 0.3875 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4228 index | 0.3705 index | 0.5174 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5262 index | 0.3319 index | 0.814 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Argentina was 0.3328 index in 2019, 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.814 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3319 index in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Argentina ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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 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.