Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania
Romania: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.23 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania, 1998–2019
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania is 1.23 index, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania peaked at 1.23 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4377 index, in 1999.
That places Romania 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5408 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.4377 index | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5286 index | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5851 index | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5863 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6146 index | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9587 index | +56.0% |
| 2005 | 0.766 index | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8423 index | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9809 index | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.89 index | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8107 index | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8717 index | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9344 index | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13 index | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 index | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.21 index | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 index | +2.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.23 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6392 index, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.23 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.91 index, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +56.0% | 0.6146 index | 0.9587 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4892 index | 0.4377 index | 0.5408 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7563 index | 0.5286 index | 0.9809 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 0.8717 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Romania was 1.23 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4377 index in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.