Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 43.5% against 41.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Barbados ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 77.7% | 25.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 68.4% | 42.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 71.2% | 30.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 70.5% | 32.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 41.5% | 9.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 41.6% | 6.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Barbados, at 43.5% against 41.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 1.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for food exports?
- Barbados ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 48th 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
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.