What is the highest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2016.

What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4203 index in 1999.

How does Malaysia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?

Malaysia ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.

Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia 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 Malaysia

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

Malaysia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.11 index in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

1.11 index

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

27th

of 163 countries

All-time high

1.17 index

in 2016

All-time low

0.4203 index

in 1999

Years of data

1998–2019

Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia, 1998–2019

Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 1.11 index for comparative advantage in environmental goods in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia peaked at 1.17 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4203 index, in 1999.

Malaysia ranks 27th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.4274 index	0.4203 index	0.4345 index	2
2000s	0.5764 index	0.4631 index	0.6612 index	10
2010s	0.9871 index	0.8238 index	1.17 index	10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

24 Poland 1.14 index compare
25 Lithuania 1.14 index compare
26 Slovenia 1.11 index compare
28 Palestine 1.02 index compare
29 Turkey 1.01 index compare
30 Netherlands 0.9806 index compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0324 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia?: Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia was 1.11 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 Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2016.
What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4203 index in 1999.
How does Malaysia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Malaysia ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.