The Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) is a trade analysis tool to measure and assess the competitive advantage of the product which the business people need to export. The RCA indicates whether a country's product is in the process of extending the products in which it has a trade potential or simply competitive advantage. The values of an RCA indicate the country's competitiveness vis-à-vis the world. It also helps to assess a country's export potential.
Results indicated that
A value of less than unity implies that the country has a revealed comparative disadvantage in the product.
If the index exceeds unity, the country is said to have a revealed comparative advantage in the product.
Unit : US Dollar Thousand
Product -- HS Code
Year
China export to the World
Total exports from China
World's exports
World's total exports
RCA
Fresh Cut Flowers -- 603
2009
54,021.00
188,265.00
7,361,259.00
17,585,060.00
0.69
2010
57,014.00
205,566.00
7,596,075.00
17,922,235.00
0.65
2011
71,482.00
228,994.00
9,246,647.00
21,640,679.00
0.73
2012
90,146.00
256,216.00
9,200,616.00
21,125,578.00
0.81
2008
42,625.00
148,589.00
7,706,606.00
18,800,336.00
0.70
Fruits -- 8
2010
2,679,443.00
47,626,221.00
75,990,499.00
1,158,109,425.00
0.86
2011
3,188,464.00
58,618,958.00
87,563,538.00
1,405,942,333.00
0.87
2012
3,772,461.00
61,109,824.00
91,745,562.00
1,409,860,576.00
0.95
2008
2,104,372.00
38,829,957.00
70,658,047.00
1,145,031,473.00
0.88
2009
2,378,787.00
38,216,873.00
67,319,260.00
1,029,694,969.00
0.95
Maize -- 1005
2009
31,689.00
618,118.00
19,839,367.00
77,522,599.00
0.20
2010
33,328.00
539,441.00
23,326,145.00
84,277,771.00
0.22
2011
46,536.00
608,660.00
34,446,927.00
116,989,931.00
0.26
2012
101,132.00
442,985.00
35,496,971.00
118,046,875.00
0.76
2008
73,472.00
672,737.00
27,175,240.00
104,659,815.00
0.42
Mushroom -- 71159
2010
33,830.00
7,477,261.00
58,345.00
56,352,528.00
4.37
2011
40,430.00
8,722,974.00
67,870.00
62,413,183.00
4.26
2012
34,124.00
6,905,782.00
66,254.00
57,928,899.00
4.32
2008
52,776.00
4,222,043.00
79,373.00
49,196,426.00
7.75
2009
26,653.00
4,853,057.00
54,990.00
48,762,745.00
4.87
Potato -- 701
2009
112,237.00
4,853,057.00
3,038,655.00
48,762,745.00
0.37
2010
104,272.00
7,477,261.00
3,595,118.00
56,352,528.00
0.22
2011
171,435.00
8,722,974.00
4,618,795.00
62,413,183.00
0.27
2012
132,292.00
6,905,782.00
3,424,774.00
57,928,899.00
0.32
2008
81,698.00
4,222,043.00
3,319,188.00
49,196,426.00
0.29
Roasted Coffee -- 090121
2010
6,810.00
102,199.00
5,734,660.00
24,292,892.00
0.28
2011
11,269.00
179,739.00
8,125,568.00
36,155,744.00
0.28
2012
18,199.00
232,807.00
8,233,487.00
33,432,241.00
0.32
2008
7,908.00
68,688.00
4,828,584.00
21,958,099.00
0.52
2009
3,470.00
81,491.00
5,028,288.00
19,940,647.00
0.17
Tea -- 0902
2008
682,248.00
38,829,957.00
5,481,436.00
1,145,031,473.00
3.67
2009
704,947.00
38,216,873.00
5,440,751.00
1,029,694,969.00
3.49
2010
784,145.00
47,626,221.00
6,403,753.00
1,158,109,425.00
2.98
2011
965,080.00
58,618,958.00
6,897,100.00
1,405,942,333.00
3.36
2012
1,042,183.00
61,109,824.00
6,318,074.00
1,409,860,576.00
3.81
Tobacco -- 240110
2011
600,619.00
1,140,509.00
11,051,160.00
39,960,900.00
1.90
2012
613,944.00
1,261,905.00
11,949,480.00
40,078,273.00
1.63
2008
405,825.00
741,611.00
9,951,943.00
34,233,400.00
1.88
2009
485,636.00
878,107.00
10,961,242.00
34,431,025.00
1.74
2010
542,140.00
1,020,302.00
10,508,988.00
34,771,989.00
1.76
