Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain

Bahrain: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.2743 index in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2743 index
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
81st
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.6315 index
in 2012
All-time low
0.0827 index
in 2010
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain, 2002–2018

00.20.40.62002201020182002: 0.214 index2003: 0.28 index2004: 0.281 index2005: 0.21 index2006: 0.233 index2007: 0.348 index2008: 0.383 index2009: 0.23 index2010: 0.083 index2011: 0.159 index2012: 0.632 index2013: 0.44 index2014: 0.386 index2015: 0.568 index2016: 0.478 index2017: 0.315 index2018: 0.274 index

Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 0.2743 index for comparative advantage in environmental goods in 2018.

That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain peaked at 0.6315 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0827 index, in 2010.

That places Bahrain 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index) in Bahrain, 2002 to 2018.
Year index Change
2002 0.2143 index —
2003 0.2799 index +30.6%
2004 0.2812 index +0.5%
2005 0.2103 index -25.2%
2006 0.2331 index +10.8%
2007 0.3482 index +49.4%
2008 0.3834 index +10.1%
2009 0.2301 index -40.0%
2010 0.0827 index -64.0%
2011 0.1592 index +92.5%
2012 0.6315 index +296.6%
2013 0.4404 index -30.3%
2014 0.3857 index -12.4%
2015 0.5684 index +47.4%
2016 0.4778 index -15.9%
2017 0.3154 index -34.0%
2018 0.2743 index -13.0%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.2743 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6392 index, 43% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.2743 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3459 index, 79% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +296.6% 0.1592 index 0.6315 index

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2726 index 0.2103 index 0.3834 index 8
2010s 0.3706 index 0.0827 index 0.6315 index 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 78 Jamaica 0.2947 index compare
  2. 79 Jordan 0.2896 index compare
  3. 80 Cuba 0.2822 index compare
  4. 82 Montenegro 0.2677 index compare
  5. 83 Ukraine 0.2648 index compare
  6. 84 Grenada 0.2568 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain?
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bahrain was 0.2743 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 Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.6315 index in 2012.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0827 index in 2010.
How does Bahrain rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
Bahrain ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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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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

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.