Barbados vs Bulgaria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South

Barbados
0.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
182nd
Bulgaria rank
179th

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

  • Barbados
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Barbados ranks 182nd and Bulgaria ranks 179th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 2.4% 2.2% Bulgaria
1990s 0.2% 0.7% 0.6% Bulgaria
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Barbados
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% Barbados
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 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 south, Barbados or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Barbados and Bulgaria?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
Barbados ranks 182nd and Bulgaria ranks 179th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia (% 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
252 places, 12,943 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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