Barbados vs Guatemala: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Barbados
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 45.2% against 41.2% in Barbados, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Guatemala ahead.
Barbados ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 23.0% | 10.7% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 24.5% | 16.5% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 23.7% | 48.8% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 31.2% | 25.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 42.1% | 8.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 41.7% | 14.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 45.6% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Barbados or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 45.2% against 41.2% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Barbados and Guatemala?
- 4.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guatemala?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guatemala rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Barbados ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 77th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.