Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.0% against 16.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 73rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 3.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 16.8% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 2.5% | 5.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 17.6% | 8.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 13.1% | 14.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 13.7% | 8.5% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.0% against 16.7% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fuel imports?
- Barbados ranks 73rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st 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.