Barbados vs IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Barbados
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 87.1% against 60.3% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 26.8%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7% | 85.8% | 2.9% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 87.4% | 84.4% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 82.3% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 82.7% | 5.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 73.5% | 13.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 64.4% | 16.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 61.1% | 25.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Barbados or IDA & IBRD total?
- Barbados, at 87.1% against 60.3% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Barbados and IDA & IBRD total?
- 26.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA & IBRD total?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Barbados ranks 20th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st 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.