Barbados vs Latin America & Caribbean: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Barbados
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.7% against 10.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.6% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 15.2% | 1.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 12.4% | 8.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 11.6% | 10.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Barbados or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 22.7% against 10.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 11.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for fuel imports?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th 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
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.