Barbados vs Guatemala: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Barbados
0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guatemala
0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
127th
Guatemala rank
125th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Guatemala
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 125th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.626 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
1970s 0.6168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4311 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
1980s 0.4258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
1990s 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1134 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2000s 0.3772 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3611 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
2010s 0.2917 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2020s 0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Barbados or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Barbados and Guatemala?
0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guatemala?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Guatemala rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 125th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.