Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.7% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 8.7% | 8.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 6.4% | 11.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 8.1% | 13.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 9.2% | 13.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 22.7% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 14.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.