Barbados vs IBRD only: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Barbados
4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IBRD only
109,874 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
19th
IBRD only rank
19th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Barbados
  • IBRD only
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 109,874 current US$ per square kilometre in IBRD only, a difference of 4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 44.9 times IBRD only's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 19th and IBRD only ranks 19th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados IBRD only Difference Ahead
1960s 143,510 current US$ per square kilometre 387.16 current US$ per square kilometre 143,123 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 502,182 current US$ per square kilometre 1,882 current US$ per square kilometre 500,299 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,049 current US$ per square kilometre 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,860 current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 3.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 32,685 current US$ per square kilometre 3.11 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 3.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 76,889 current US$ per square kilometre 3.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 4.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 101,150 current US$ per square kilometre 4.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Barbados or IBRD only?
Barbados, at 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 109,874 current US$ per square kilometre in IBRD only as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Barbados and IBRD only?
4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IBRD only?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and IBRD only rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Barbados ranks 19th and IBRD only ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.