Barbados vs Ecuador: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Barbados
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 8.9% against 8.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 48th and Ecuador ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 6.7% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Barbados or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 8.9% against 8.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Barbados and Ecuador?
- 0.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ecuador?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Ecuador rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Barbados ranks 48th and Ecuador ranks 47th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.