Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia

Croatia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.6596 index in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6596 index
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
46th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.14 index
in 2013
All-time low
0.5486 index
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Croatia, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511.21998200820191998: 0.549 index1999: 0.568 index2000: 0.573 index2001: 0.654 index2002: 0.677 index2003: 0.684 index2004: 0.651 index2005: 0.735 index2006: 0.769 index2007: 0.894 index2008: 0.9 index2009: 1 index2010: 0.94 index2011: 0.845 index2012: 0.697 index2013: 1.1 index2014: 0.87 index2015: 0.809 index2016: 0.771 index2017: 0.764 index2018: 0.726 index2019: 0.66 index

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Canada 0.7003 index compare
  2. 44 Switzerland 0.6749 index compare
  3. 45 Tunisia 0.6703 index compare
  4. 47 Latvia 0.6188 index compare
  5. 48 El Salvador 0.6059 index compare
  6. 49 Hong Kong 0.5788 index compare

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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

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

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.