Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia
Malaysia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.11 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
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.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4345 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.4203 index | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4631 index | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5823 index | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5484 index | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5601 index | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5538 index | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5622 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6339 index | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6107 index | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5878 index | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6612 index | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8315 index | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8238 index | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8252 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9479 index | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9558 index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.17 index | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | +3.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.11 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2896 index, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.11 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3404 index, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
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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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.