Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.