Barbados vs Liberia: Merchandise imports

Barbados
2.23 billion current US$
in 2025
Liberia
2.49 billion current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
158th
Liberia rank
155th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.49 billion current US$ against 2.23 billion current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 265.00 million current US$.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 155th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 67.20 million current US$ 107.80 million current US$ 40.60 million current US$ Liberia
1970s 222.10 million current US$ 314.90 million current US$ 92.80 million current US$ Liberia
1980s 588.30 million current US$ 393.30 million current US$ 195.00 million current US$ Barbados
1990s 783.70 million current US$ 484.50 million current US$ 299.20 million current US$ Barbados
2000s 1.43 billion current US$ 422.20 million current US$ 1.01 billion current US$ Barbados
2010s 1.67 billion current US$ 1.22 billion current US$ 449.10 million current US$ Barbados
2020s 1.97 billion current US$ 1.76 billion current US$ 213.33 million current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Barbados or Liberia?
Liberia, at 2.49 billion current US$ against 2.23 billion current US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Barbados and Liberia?
265.00 million current US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports?
Barbados ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 155th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.