Barbados vs Suriname: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Barbados
7.2%
in 2023
Suriname
8.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
37th
Suriname rank
34th

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

  • Barbados
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 8.6% against 7.2% in Barbados, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 2.7% 1.0% 1.7% Barbados
1970s 6.6% 2.8% 3.8% Barbados
1980s 6.3% 8.8% 2.5% Suriname
1990s 7.0% 4.6% 2.4% Barbados
2000s 7.8% 6.6% 1.2% Barbados
2010s 10.0% 11.0% 1.0% Suriname
2020s 7.0% 8.3% 1.3% Suriname

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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 8.6% against 7.2% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Barbados and Suriname?
1.4%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Barbados ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.