Barbados vs Vanuatu: Manufactures imports

Barbados
52.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
52.3%
in 2011
Barbados rank
148th
Vanuatu rank
151st

Manufactures imports over time

  • Barbados
  • Vanuatu
020406080196719952024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 52.6% against 52.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 148th and Vanuatu ranks 151st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 58.2% 59.0% 0.8% Vanuatu
1980s 64.7% 54.6% 10.1% Barbados
1990s 66.5% 65.4% 1.1% Barbados
2000s 67.1% 60.0% 7.1% Barbados
2010s 60.8% 55.4% 5.4% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Barbados or Vanuatu?
Barbados, at 52.6% against 52.3% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Barbados and Vanuatu?
0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vanuatu?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Barbados and Vanuatu rank globally for manufactures imports?
Barbados ranks 148th and Vanuatu ranks 151st 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, 9,994 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.