Barbados vs Small states: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
172,068 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
Small states rank
14th

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

  • Barbados
  • Small states
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 172,068 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 28.7 times Small states's.

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

Barbados ranks 18th and Small states ranks 14th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 160,982 current US$ per square kilometre 2,580 current US$ per square kilometre 158,402 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 516,512 current US$ per square kilometre 11,334 current US$ per square kilometre 505,178 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 24,899 current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,226 current US$ per square kilometre 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 72,758 current US$ per square kilometre 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 3.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 117,398 current US$ per square kilometre 3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 4.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 148,459 current US$ per square kilometre 4.18 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$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Small states?
Barbados, at 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 172,068 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Small states?
4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 18th and Small states ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.