Barbados vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Barbados
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.4% against 5.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Barbados ranks 47th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 27.6% | 1.1% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 19.3% | 5.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 10.7% | 5.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 6.4% | 12.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 5.8% | 12.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 5.8% | 15.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 5.7% | 16.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Barbados or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Barbados, at 22.4% against 5.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 16.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for food imports?
- Barbados ranks 47th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th 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.