Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives
Maldives: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 0.0024 index in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives, 2003–2018
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0024 index for comparative advantage in environmental goods in 2018.
The figure is up 61.6% on the previous year and up 201.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives peaked at 0.0435 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 index, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 158th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0052 index | — |
| 2004 | 0.0218 index | +315.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0435 index | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 index | -98.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 index | -63.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 index | -49.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 index | +907.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 index | +61.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0024 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2896 index, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0024 index is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2313 index, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0235 index | 0.0052 index | 0.0435 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.001 index | 0.0001 index | 0.0024 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Maldives was 0.0024 index in 2018, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0435 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 index in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Maldives ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.