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

Barbados
87.1%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific
59.3%
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
East Asia & Pacific rank
23rd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Barbados
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 87.1% against 59.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 27.8%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1960s 88.7% 78.3% 10.4% Barbados
1970s 87.4% 76.8% 10.7% Barbados
1980s 88.2% 78.6% 9.6% Barbados
1990s 87.9% 75.2% 12.7% Barbados
2000s 87.0% 66.8% 20.3% Barbados
2010s 81.0% 61.7% 19.3% Barbados
2020s 86.9% 59.6% 27.3% 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?
Barbados, at 87.1% against 59.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
27.8%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Barbados ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd 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.