Barbados vs South Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 29.6% against 28.3% in South Africa, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 59th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 18.5% | 10.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 15.9% | 11.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 29.0% | 6.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 25.2% | 6.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 29.6% against 28.3% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Barbados and South Africa?
- 1.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Barbados ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 59th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.