Barbados vs Nicaragua: Food exports

Barbados
43.5%
in 2024
Nicaragua
42.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
46th
Nicaragua rank
47th

Food exports over time

  • Barbados
  • Nicaragua
20406080100196519942024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 43.5% against 42.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 85.8% 47.3% 38.5% Barbados
1970s 57.6% 53.7% 3.9% Barbados
1980s 23.9% 65.1% 41.2% Nicaragua
1990s 40.6% 74.2% 33.5% Nicaragua
2000s 38.2% 76.8% 38.7% Nicaragua
2010s 32.1% 52.7% 20.5% Nicaragua
2020s 41.4% 45.1% 3.7% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Barbados or Nicaragua?
Barbados, at 43.5% against 42.6% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Barbados and Nicaragua?
0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for food exports?
Barbados ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.