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Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Kenya

Kenya: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.2023 index in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2023 index
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
98th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.4584 index
in 2006
All-time low
0.1537 index
in 2002
Years of data
19
1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Kenya, 1998–2019

0.20.30.40.51998200820191998: 0.324 index1999: 0.316 index2000: 0.336 index2001: 0.406 index2002: 0.154 index2003: 0.297 index2004: 0.282 index2005: 0.446 index2006: 0.458 index2007: 0.357 index2008: 0.383 index2009: 0.411 index2010: 0.356 index2013: 0.412 index2015: 0.392 index2016: 0.379 index2017: 0.25 index2018: 0.214 index2019: 0.202 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 Kenya stood at 0.2023 index.

The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Kenya peaked at 0.4584 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1537 index, in 2002.

Kenya ranks 98th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3201 index 0.3159 index 0.3243 index 2
2000s 0.3531 index 0.1537 index 0.4584 index 10
2010s 0.3152 index 0.2023 index 0.4124 index 7

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 95 Paraguay 0.2108 index compare
  2. 96 Panama 0.2082 index compare
  3. 97 Mauritius 0.206 index compare
  4. 99 Namibia 0.1904 index compare
  5. 100 Venezuela 0.1775 index compare
  6. 101 Peru 0.1717 index compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Kenya?
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Kenya was 0.2023 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.4584 index in 2006.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1537 index in 2002.
How does Kenya rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
Kenya ranks 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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.