Barbados vs Latvia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Barbados
4.3%
in 2023
Latvia
4.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
195th
Latvia rank
194th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Barbados
  • Latvia
020406080100196719952023

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latvia ahead.

Barbados ranks 195th and Latvia ranks 194th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 100.0% 99.2% Latvia
1990s 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% Barbados
2000s 4.0% 1.7% 2.3% Barbados
2010s 7.5% 3.6% 3.8% Barbados
2020s 4.5% 5.0% 0.4% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Barbados or Latvia?
Latvia, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Barbados and Latvia?
0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Barbados ranks 195th and Latvia ranks 194th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.