Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia: Fuel imports

Barbados
22.7%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia
10.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
38th
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th

Fuel imports over time

  • Barbados
  • Europe & Central Asia
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 22.7% against 10.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Barbados ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Europe & Central Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.7% 10.7% 2.0% Europe & Central Asia
1970s 10.9% 16.4% 5.4% Europe & Central Asia
1980s 13.7% 20.0% 6.3% Europe & Central Asia
1990s 8.8% 7.7% 1.1% Barbados
2000s 11.4% 10.4% 1.0% Barbados
2010s 21.3% 12.1% 9.2% Barbados
2020s 22.3% 11.0% 11.2% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia?
Barbados, at 22.7% against 10.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
12.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for fuel imports?
Barbados ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.