Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Barbados
87.1%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
62.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Barbados
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 87.1% against 62.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 25.0%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 88.7% 85.9% 2.8% Barbados
1970s 87.4% 89.2% 1.8% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 88.2% 88.8% 0.6% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 87.9% 87.2% 0.8% Barbados
2000s 87.0% 76.4% 10.6% Barbados
2010s 81.0% 67.4% 13.6% Barbados
2020s 86.9% 63.4% 23.5% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Barbados, at 87.1% against 62.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
25.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Barbados ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.