Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.16 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria, 1998–2019
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.16 index for comparative advantage in environmental goods in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria peaked at 1.16 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 index, in 2002.
That places Bulgaria 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5795 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.6234 index | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5617 index | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6016 index | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5333 index | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5537 index | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5828 index | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6455 index | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7022 index | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8353 index | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7654 index | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7076 index | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7637 index | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8419 index | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7762 index | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8018 index | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8018 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8759 index | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.12 index | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 index | +3.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.16 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6392 index, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.16 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.91 index, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6015 index | 0.5795 index | 0.6234 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6489 index | 0.5333 index | 0.8353 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9183 index | 0.7637 index | 1.16 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 19 United Kingdom 1.19 index compare
- 20 United States 1.18 index compare
- 21 Luxembourg 1.16 index compare
- 23 China 1.15 index compare
- 24 Poland 1.14 index compare
- 25 Lithuania 1.14 index compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Bulgaria was 1.16 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 index in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.