Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Barbados
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 7.2% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 0.9% | 5.4% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 2.8% | 4.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 2.3% | 4.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Barbados, at 7.2% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Barbados ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.