Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Barbados
2.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.94 billion current US$
in 2023
Barbados rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
166th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.12 billion current US$ against 1.94 billion current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 184.14 million current US$.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Barbados ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.71 million current US$ | 85.56 million current US$ | 23.85 million current US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 182.26 million current US$ | 150.47 million current US$ | 31.79 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 1980s | 572.69 million current US$ | 165.81 million current US$ | 406.88 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 769.27 million current US$ | 217.85 million current US$ | 551.41 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion current US$ | 613.83 million current US$ | 738.24 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.61 billion current US$ | 1.34 billion current US$ | 264.41 million current US$ | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.86 billion current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ | 183.58 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 Sierra Leone?
- Barbados, at 2.12 billion current US$ against 1.94 billion current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 184.14 million current US$, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Barbados ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.