Barbados vs Liberia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Barbados
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 23.1% against 22.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 40th and Liberia ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.7% | 17.1% | 10.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 16.3% | 8.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 22.9% | 6.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 25.6% | 3.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 25.0% | 2.8% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Barbados or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 23.1% against 22.7% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and Liberia?
- 0.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for food imports?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Liberia ranks 37th 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.