Barbados vs Tuvalu: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Barbados
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 16.7% against 16.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 73rd and Tuvalu ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 8.1% | 4.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 14.6% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 10.5% | 3.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 14.0% | 1.9% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Barbados or Tuvalu?
- Barbados, at 16.7% against 16.7% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Barbados and Tuvalu?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tuvalu?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Barbados and Tuvalu rank globally for fuel imports?
- Barbados ranks 73rd and Tuvalu ranks 74th 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.