Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia
Croatia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.6596 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at 0.6596 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia peaked at 1.14 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5486 index, in 1998.
That places Croatia 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5486 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.5683 index | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5731 index | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6543 index | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6773 index | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6841 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6514 index | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7347 index | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7694 index | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8943 index | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9004 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.05 index | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9396 index | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8455 index | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6971 index | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 1.14 index | +63.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8703 index | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8086 index | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7709 index | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7644 index | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.726 index | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6596 index | -9.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.6596 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6392 index, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.6596 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.91 index, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5584 index | 0.5486 index | 0.5683 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7585 index | 0.5731 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8221 index | 0.6596 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia was 0.6596 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5486 index in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Croatia ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.