What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2004.

What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2809 index in 2016.

How does Barbados rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?

Barbados ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.

Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados 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.

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados

Name: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados
Creator: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.3786 index in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.3786 index

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

69th

of 163 countries

All-time high

1.06 index

in 2004

All-time low

0.2809 index

in 2016

Years of data

1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados, 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 Barbados is 0.3786 index, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados peaked at 1.06 index in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2809 index, in 2016.

That places Barbados 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6866 index	0.6768 index	0.6965 index	2
2000s	0.7257 index	0.4681 index	1.06 index	10
2010s	0.3672 index	0.2809 index	0.6773 index	10

Countries ranked near Barbados

66 Belarus 0.3972 index compare
67 Syria 0.3909 index compare
68 Moldova 0.389 index compare
70 Dominican Republic 0.3688 index compare
71 Costa Rica 0.3497 index compare
72 Eswatini 0.3462 index compare

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More reference data data for Barbados

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 10.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.15 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0157 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 32.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 73.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43.37 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados?: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Barbados was 0.3786 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 Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2004.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2809 index in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Barbados ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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

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.