Barbados vs Low & middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Barbados
4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
95,455 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Barbados
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 95,455 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.84 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 51.7 times Low & middle income's.

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

Barbados ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 143,510 current US$ per square kilometre 329.95 current US$ per square kilometre 143,181 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 502,182 current US$ per square kilometre 1,450 current US$ per square kilometre 500,732 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 3,939 current US$ per square kilometre 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,624 current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 3.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 29,025 current US$ per square kilometre 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 3.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 67,367 current US$ per square kilometre 3.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 4.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 87,742 current US$ per square kilometre 4.23 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$), per, Barbados or Low & middle income?
Barbados, at 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 95,455 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Barbados and Low & middle income?
4.84 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Low & middle income?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Barbados ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.