International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.703-717, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The aim of the study is to determine the competitiveness of Turkey’s
agricultural machinery and equipment sector. Balassa’s Revealed
Comparative Advantage (RCA) approach was used in the period 2002-
2021 by using International Trade Center database. Balassa’s Revealed
Comparative Advantage RCA2 Index for 39 agricultural machinery and
equipment product groups (their sub-product groups of 69, 82, 84, 87)
related to Harmonized System 6-digit product classification, Vollrath’s
Relative Export Advantage-RXA, Net Export Index-NEI, and Export-Import
Rate Index-EIRI indices were calculated. According to the results, while
Turkey has a competitive advantage in 13 of the agricultural machinery and
equipment product group exports, it has a competitive disadvantage in the
other 26 product groups.