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.

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in El Salvador

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

El Salvador: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.6059 index in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.6059 index

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

48th

of 163 countries

All-time high

1.66 index

in 2008

All-time low

0.3175 index

in 2000

Years of data

1998–2019

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.

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

45 Tunisia 0.6703 index compare
46 Croatia 0.6596 index compare
47 Latvia 0.6188 index compare
49 Hong Kong 0.5788 index compare
50 Bahamas 0.5585 index compare
51 Vietnam 0.5516 index compare

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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)

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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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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.