Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America

United States of America: Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.38
Change on year
down 9.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.42
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America, 2010–2024

00.10.20.30.42010201720242010: 02011: 02012: 0.382013: 0.292014: 0.322015: 0.262016: 0.282017: 0.242018: 0.242019: 0.182020: 0.192021: 0.252022: 0.322023: 0.422024: 0.38

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.38 for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024.

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America peaked at 0.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0.38
2013 0.29 -23.7%
2014 0.32 +10.3%
2015 0.26 -18.8%
2016 0.28 +7.7%
2017 0.24 -14.3%
2018 0.24 +0.0%
2019 0.18 -25.0%
2020 0.19 +5.6%
2021 0.25 +31.6%
2022 0.32 +28.0%
2023 0.42 +31.2%
2024 0.38 -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.219 0 0.38 10
2020s 0.312 0.19 0.42 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America?
Plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in United States of America was 0.38 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2023.
What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
Is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
110 places, 1,329 data points, 2010–2024
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