Barbados vs Gambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Barbados
2.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Gambia
2.45 billion current US$
in 2023
Barbados rank
164th
Gambia rank
161st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Barbados
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.45 billion current US$ against 2.12 billion current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 323.74 million current US$.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 164th and Gambia ranks 161st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 67.13 million current US$ 15.86 million current US$ 51.27 million current US$ Barbados
1970s 215.94 million current US$ 53.43 million current US$ 162.51 million current US$ Barbados
1980s 565.41 million current US$ 132.11 million current US$ 433.30 million current US$ Barbados
1990s 769.27 million current US$ 245.33 million current US$ 523.94 million current US$ Barbados
2000s 1.35 billion current US$ 227.90 million current US$ 1.12 billion current US$ Barbados
2010s 1.61 billion current US$ 389.23 million current US$ 1.22 billion current US$ Barbados
2020s 1.86 billion current US$ 1.16 billion current US$ 700.87 million current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Barbados or Gambia?
Gambia, at 2.45 billion current US$ against 2.12 billion current US$ in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Barbados and Gambia?
323.74 million current US$, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Barbados ranks 164th and Gambia ranks 161st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.