Barbados vs South Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Barbados
0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Barbados rank
116th
South Africa rank
115th

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

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 115th of 202 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2000s 0.3605 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2010s 0.2813 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2455 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2020s 0.2904 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Barbados or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Barbados and South Africa?
0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa 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 imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Barbados ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 115th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.