Barbados vs Lesotho: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)

Barbados
58.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
59.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
Lesotho rank
118th

Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Barbados
  • Lesotho
020406080196719962025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 59.2% against 58.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 118th 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 68.0% 56.1% 11.9% Barbados
2010s 55.1% 63.9% 8.8% Lesotho
2020s 53.1% 59.6% 6.5% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Barbados or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 59.2% against 58.9% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures 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 manufactures imports?
Barbados ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures 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, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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 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.