Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia
Slovakia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods was 1.54 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia, 1998–2019
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 Slovakia stood at 1.54 index. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.4% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia peaked at 1.54 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5983 index, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 7th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5983 index | — |
| 1999 | 0.7572 index | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6993 index | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7406 index | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8008 index | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7309 index | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7755 index | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.871 index | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7984 index | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8023 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8252 index | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8225 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8737 index | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8798 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 index | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9864 index | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9963 index | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.54 index | +54.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.54 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6392 index, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.54 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.91 index, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +54.4% | 0.9963 index | 1.54 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6777 index | 0.5983 index | 0.7572 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7867 index | 0.6993 index | 0.871 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 0.8737 index | 1.54 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia?
- Comparative advantage in environmental goods in Slovakia was 1.54 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest comparative advantage in environmental goods recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5983 index in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Slovakia ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is comparative advantage in environmental goods rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.