Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America
United States of America: Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America, 1998–2019
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places United States of America 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America?
- Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in United States of America was 0.1% in 2019, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
- What is the highest trade in environmental goods as share of total imports recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trade in environmental goods as share of total imports recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does United States of America rank for trade in environmental goods as share of total imports?
- United States of America ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is trade in environmental goods as share of total imports rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports (%). 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.” A relatively high share of environmental goods imports indicates that a country purchases a significant share of environmental goods from other countries. A relatively high share of environmental goods exports indicates that a country produces and sells a significant share of environmental goods to other countries. A country’s environmental goods trade balance is the difference between its exports and imports of environmental goods.