Barbados vs Liberia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Barbados
2.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Liberia
2.17 billion current US$
in 2023
Barbados rank
164th
Liberia rank
162nd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Barbados
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.17 billion current US$ against 2.12 billion current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 44.83 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Liberia ahead.
Barbados ranks 164th and Liberia ranks 162nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.06 million current US$ | 107.26 million current US$ | 31.20 million current US$ | Liberia |
| 1970s | 215.94 million current US$ | 304.16 million current US$ | 88.23 million current US$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 565.41 million current US$ | 353.69 million current US$ | 211.72 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 769.27 million current US$ | 4.82 billion current US$ | 4.05 billion current US$ | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion current US$ | 557.08 million current US$ | 794.99 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.61 billion current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 9.88 million current US$ | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.86 billion current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 239.74 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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.17 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 Liberia?
- 44.83 million current US$, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Barbados ranks 164th and Liberia ranks 162nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.