Barbados vs Lesotho: Food imports

Barbados
22.7%
in 2024
Lesotho
23.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
40th
Lesotho rank
39th

Food imports over time

  • Barbados
  • Lesotho
0102030196719952024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23.0% against 22.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Barbados ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 18.6% 22.9% 4.3% Lesotho
2010s 21.2% 20.1% 1.1% Barbados
2020s 22.3% 22.4% 0.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Barbados or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 23.0% against 22.7% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for food imports?
Barbados ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 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 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.