Barbados vs Middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
117,987 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
Middle income rank
18th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 117,987 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 4.82 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 41.9 times Middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 160,982 current US$ per square kilometre 566.08 current US$ per square kilometre 160,416 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 516,512 current US$ per square kilometre 2,194 current US$ per square kilometre 514,318 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,816 current US$ per square kilometre 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 12,114 current US$ per square kilometre 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,231 current US$ per square kilometre 3.29 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 3.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,802 current US$ per square kilometre 3.79 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 4.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 109,251 current US$ per square kilometre 4.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Middle income?
Barbados, at 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 117,987 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Middle income?
4.82 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.