Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time
- Barbados
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 745,400 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,463 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 727,937 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 42.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,776 current US$ per square kilometre | 179.36 current US$ per square kilometre | 59,597 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 144,984 current US$ per square kilometre | 764.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 144,220 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 454,660 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre | 453,389 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 417,795 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,034 current US$ per square kilometre | 415,761 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 589,804 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 580,578 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 854,858 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,518 current US$ per square kilometre | 839,340 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 676,220 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,386 current US$ per square kilometre | 659,834 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 745,400 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,463 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 727,937 current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
- Barbados ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.