Comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador
El Salvador: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.6059 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 0.6059 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador peaked at 1.66 index in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3175 index, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 48th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5359 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.7207 index | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3175 index | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3423 index | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3594 index | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3988 index | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3816 index | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6255 index | +63.9% |
| 2006 | 1.54 index | +145.6% |
| 2007 | 1.32 index | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.66 index | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6593 index | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7349 index | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9173 index | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 index | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7688 index | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6945 index | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6691 index | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6719 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6191 index | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6059 index | -2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6059 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2896 index, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6059 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2095 index, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +145.6% | 0.6255 index | 1.54 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6283 index | 0.5359 index | 0.7207 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8002 index | 0.3175 index | 1.66 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7227 index | 0.6059 index | 0.9173 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador was 0.6059 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 index in 2008.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3175 index in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.