Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
17,710 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 60.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 84,238 current US$ per square kilometre 393.7 current US$ per square kilometre 83,844 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 194,884 current US$ per square kilometre 1,441 current US$ per square kilometre 193,443 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 588,140 current US$ per square kilometre 2,791 current US$ per square kilometre 585,349 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 535,349 current US$ per square kilometre 3,507 current US$ per square kilometre 531,842 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 828,139 current US$ per square kilometre 8,913 current US$ per square kilometre 819,226 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,840 current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 961,628 current US$ per square kilometre 16,284 current US$ per square kilometre 945,344 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$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barbados, at 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.