Barbados vs OECD members: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Barbados
- OECD members
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.7% against 11.1% in OECD members, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was OECD members ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 9.7% | 1.0% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 17.2% | 6.2% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 20.4% | 6.7% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 12.8% | 1.3% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 13.8% | 7.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 11.4% | 10.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Barbados or OECD members?
- Barbados, at 22.7% against 11.1% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Barbados and OECD members?
- 11.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and OECD members?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and OECD members rank globally for fuel imports?
- Barbados ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 36th 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.