Australia vs Barbados: Transport services
Australia
16.4%
in 2025
Barbados
16.1%
in 2017
Australia rank
173rd
Barbados rank
176th
Transport services over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.4% against 16.1% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Barbados ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Barbados ranks 176th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 38.4% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 35.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 27.5% | 4.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.0% | 2.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 16.4% against 16.1% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Australia and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for transport services?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Barbados ranks 176th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.