Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.0015 index in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde is 0.0015 index, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48,898.3% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde peaked at 0.9964 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 160th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0657 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.1015 index | +54.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3862 index | +280.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 index | -99.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1371 index | +4018.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9964 index | +626.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7 index | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1753 index | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1794 index | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2122 index | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1006 index | -52.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1004 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 index | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 index | +48898.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0015 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2896 index, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0015 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0822 index, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +48898.3% | 0 index | 0.0015 index |
| 2003 | +4018.8% | 0.0033 index | 0.1371 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0836 index | 0.0657 index | 0.1015 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3682 index | 0.0033 index | 0.9964 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0829 index | 0 index | 0.2122 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 219.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 68.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Cape Verde was 0.0015 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9964 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.