Barbados vs Malaysia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
952,564 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
40th
Malaysia rank
41st

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 952,564 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 119,526 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 84,238 current US$ per square kilometre 3,728 current US$ per square kilometre 80,510 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 194,884 current US$ per square kilometre 14,012 current US$ per square kilometre 180,871 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 588,140 current US$ per square kilometre 48,828 current US$ per square kilometre 539,311 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 535,349 current US$ per square kilometre 182,439 current US$ per square kilometre 352,910 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 828,139 current US$ per square kilometre 409,865 current US$ per square kilometre 418,274 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 672,643 current US$ per square kilometre 438,288 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 961,628 current US$ per square kilometre 912,532 current US$ per square kilometre 49,095 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Malaysia?
Barbados, at 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 952,564 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Malaysia?
119,526 current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.