Index

Calculation Methods

Variable Description

Competitiveness

TC

$TC=\left(X_{ij}-M_{ij}\right)/\left(X_{ij}+M_{ij}\right)$

$X_{ij}:$ export of product j in country i

$M_{ij}:$ import of product j in country i

weak: (−1, 0)

strong: (0, 1)

RCA

$RCA=\left(X_{ij}/X_{ti}\right)/\left(X_{wj}/X_{tw}\right)$

$X_{ti}:$ total export in country i

$X_{wj}:$ export of product j in the world

$X_{tw}:$ total export in the world

weak: (−∞, 0.8)

strong: (0.8, 2.5)

stronger: (2.5, +∞)

CA

$CA=RCA-\left(M_{ij}/M_{ti}\right)/\left(M_{wj}/M_{tw}\right)$

$M_{ti}:$ total import in country i

$M_{wj}:$ import of product j in the world

$M_{tw}:$ total import in the world

weak: (−∞, 0)

strong: (0, +∞)