Barbados vs Samoa: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 39.9% against 39.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 83rd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 1.6% | 10.7% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 4.4% | 36.5% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 2.2% | 68.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 74.7% | 24.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 42.9% | 13.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 22.0% | 20.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 39.9% against 39.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Barbados ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 83rd 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.