How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Barbados vs Palau: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Barbados

87.1%

in 2023

Palau

84.8%

in 2023

Barbados rank

20th

Palau rank

22nd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

Barbados
Palau

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 87.1% against 84.8% in Palau, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and Palau ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	87.0%	91.8%	4.8%	Palau
2010s	81.0%	89.6%	8.6%	Palau
2020s	86.9%	82.2%	4.7%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Barbados or Palau?: Barbados, at 87.1% against 84.8% in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Barbados and Palau?: 2.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Palau rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?: Barbados ranks 20th and Palau ranks 22nd 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: 17 September 2026

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.