Barbados vs Iceland: Transport services
Barbados
16.1%
in 2017
Iceland
16.3%
in 2025
Barbados rank
176th
Iceland rank
174th
Transport services over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.3% against 16.1% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 176th and Iceland ranks 174th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.6% | 61.0% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 52.1% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 29.2% | 7.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 25.8% | 4.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 24.4% | 5.4% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Barbados or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 16.3% against 16.1% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Barbados and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for transport services?
- Barbados ranks 176th and Iceland ranks 174th 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.