Trade balance in low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP (World) by country
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low...
What the numbers show
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP (World) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 8.33 in Slovakia; the lowest is -4.82 in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.7997, and the mean is -0.7743.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in China (up 2,867.1%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 4,913.7%).
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 8.33 | 2024 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 5.13 | 2024 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 3.11 | 2024 | up 338.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 1.5 | 2024 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 1.47 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 1.13 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 0.8689 | 2024 | up 2,867.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0.4284 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 0.3709 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 0.292 | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 0.1508 | 2024 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 0.092 | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 0.0872 | 2024 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 0.0338 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0.0032 | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | -0.031 | 2024 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Hong Kong, China | -0.0338 | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | -0.0392 | 2024 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Niger | -0.1028 | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | -0.1118 | 2024 | down 116.1% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | -0.1492 | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | -0.175 | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | -0.2173 | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | -0.2247 | 2015 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 25 | India | -0.2282 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | -0.2349 | 2024 | down 226.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | -0.2607 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | -0.2754 | 2024 | down 952.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | -0.2977 | 2024 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | -0.3022 | 2023 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.3136 | 2022 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | -0.3179 | 2024 | down 232.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | -0.3188 | 2024 | down 226.6% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.3267 | 2024 | down 3,636.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3288 | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | -0.3297 | 2024 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 37 | United States of America | -0.3513 | 2024 | down 3,378.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Netherlands | -0.3732 | 2024 | down 399.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | -0.3802 | 2024 | down 177.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | -0.4218 | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | -0.4277 | 2024 | down 1,083.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Ghana | -0.4425 | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | -0.4551 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.4679 | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | -0.4728 | 2015 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 46 | Macau, China | -0.4811 | 2024 | down 220.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | -0.4894 | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | -0.4986 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | -0.5049 | 2024 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | -0.511 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia | -0.5142 | 2023 | up 51.5% | flat |
| 52 | Uruguay | -0.5195 | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | -0.524 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 54 | Cameroon | -0.5387 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 55 | Guatemala | -0.5394 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | -0.545 | 2024 | down 286.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Nigeria | -0.5459 | 2024 | down 128.9% | falling |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.5514 | 2017 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Botswana | -0.5588 | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Canada | -0.5754 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 61 | France | -0.5774 | 2024 | down 1,921.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | -0.581 | 2024 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | -0.5857 | 2024 | down 382.6% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | -0.5896 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | -0.5933 | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | -0.6129 | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | -0.621 | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | -0.6341 | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -0.6377 | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.6566 | 2023 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 71 | Indonesia | -0.6678 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | -0.6701 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 73 | Russian Federation | -0.672 | 2021 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Thailand | -0.6768 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Malta | -0.6846 | 2024 | down 129.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | -0.6978 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 77 | Sudan | -0.7014 | 2018 | down 117.9% | falling |
| 78 | Liberia | -0.705 | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | -0.7132 | 2024 | down 845.3% | volatile |
| 80 | West Bank and Gaza | -0.7178 | 2023 | down 121.5% | falling |
| 81 | Guinea | -0.7193 | 2016 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | -0.7294 | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | -0.7369 | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | -0.7523 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahamas | -0.754 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 86 | Uganda | -0.7641 | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 87 | Burundi | -0.7723 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 88 | Mali | -0.7934 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | -0.7997 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | -0.8002 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | -0.8024 | 2023 | down 65.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | -0.8041 | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 93 | Central African Republic | -0.8139 | 2024 | down 286.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | -0.8178 | 2024 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 95 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.8212 | 2024 | up 66.5% | falling |
| 96 | Comoros | -0.8241 | 2021 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | -0.8279 | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | -0.8324 | 2024 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | -0.8411 | 2024 | down 665.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | -0.8574 | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | -0.8886 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 102 | Gabon | -0.892 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 103 | Nepal | -0.896 | 2022 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | -0.8962 | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.9003 | 2010 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Aruba | -0.9047 | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Gambia | -0.9077 | 2024 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -0.9148 | 2013 | down 57.8% | flat |
| 109 | Armenia | -0.9203 | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | -0.9316 | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 111 | Belarus | -0.9338 | 2021 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 112 | Costa Rica | -0.9429 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.944 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | -0.948 | 2024 | down 536.0% | falling |
| 115 | New Zealand | -0.9571 | 2024 | down 131.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Anguilla | -0.9706 | 2008 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | -0.971 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | -0.9886 | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | -1.01 | 2024 | down 254.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Rwanda | -1.01 | 2022 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | -1.02 | 2018 | down 117.4% | falling |
| 122 | Portugal | -1.02 | 2024 | down 1,717.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Vanuatu | -1.03 | 2011 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 124 | Paraguay | -1.04 | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 125 | Senegal | -1.04 | 2024 | down 121.3% | falling |
| 126 | Samoa | -1.05 | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | -1.07 | 2024 | down 894.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | -1.09 | 2023 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | -1.11 | 2024 | down 204.8% | falling |
| 130 | Honduras | -1.13 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 131 | Lesotho | -1.16 | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Morocco | -1.18 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 133 | Fiji | -1.19 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | -1.2 | 2020 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 135 | Kiribati | -1.22 | 2021 | down 472.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Australia | -1.24 | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 137 | Jamaica | -1.26 | 2023 | down 134.0% | falling |
| 138 | Mozambique | -1.27 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.3 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Nicaragua | -1.31 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 141 | Cape Verde | -1.32 | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 142 | Cyprus | -1.32 | 2024 | down 138.6% | rising |
| 143 | Lebanon | -1.34 | 2024 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | -1.36 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | -1.4 | 2023 | down 100.5% | falling |
| 146 | Montenegro | -1.41 | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | -1.42 | 2024 | down 941.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.43 | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 149 | Belize | -1.45 | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 150 | Grenada | -1.46 | 2024 | down 174.2% | falling |
| 151 | Algeria | -1.51 | 2017 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 152 | Congo | -1.53 | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Palau | -1.58 | 2018 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 154 | Maldives | -1.59 | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 155 | Dominica | -1.62 | 2023 | down 114.8% | falling |
| 156 | Andorra | -1.67 | 2023 | down 245.6% | falling |
| 157 | Bhutan | -1.68 | 2023 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 158 | Montserrat | -1.68 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Namibia | -1.7 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | -1.73 | 2024 | down 163.6% | falling |
| 161 | Zambia | -1.75 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | -1.78 | 2024 | down 89.1% | falling |
| 163 | Iceland | -1.82 | 2024 | down 171.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Viet Nam | -1.82 | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 165 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.99 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Cambodia | -2.01 | 2024 | down 142.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | -2.07 | 2024 | down 276.1% | rising |
| 168 | Guyana | -2.16 | 2024 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Georgia | -2.19 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Ukraine | -2.23 | 2024 | down 4,913.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -2.33 | 2023 | down 163.3% | rising |
| 172 | Mauritius | -2.41 | 2024 | down 251.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Mongolia | -3.09 | 2023 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 174 | Jordan | -3.34 | 2023 | down 322.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Seychelles | -3.46 | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | -3.73 | 2024 | down 334.9% | falling |
| 177 | Kyrgyzstan | -4.82 | 2024 | down 460.6% | volatile |
About this data
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low carbon technologies include mechanics like wind turbines, solar panels, biomass systems and carbon capture equipment.