What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.6073 index in 2001.

What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2174 index in 2009.

How does Costa Rica rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?

Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 163 countries with data for 2019.

Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.3497 index in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.3497 index

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

71st

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.6073 index

in 2001

All-time low

0.2174 index

in 2009

Years of data

1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Costa Rica stood at 0.3497 index.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6073 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2174 index, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 71st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.3065 index	0.2762 index	0.3367 index	2
2000s	0.3833 index	0.2174 index	0.6073 index	10
2010s	0.4165 index	0.3497 index	0.5197 index	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

68 Moldova 0.389 index compare
69 Barbados 0.3786 index compare
70 Dominican Republic 0.3688 index compare
72 Eswatini 0.3462 index compare
73 Andorra 0.3448 index compare
74 Indonesia 0.3404 index compare

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More reference data data for Costa Rica

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Costa Rica?: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Costa Rica was 0.3497 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 Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.6073 index in 2001.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2174 index in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.