Barbados vs Gambia: Ores and metals exports

Barbados
7.6%
in 2024
Gambia
7.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
51st
Gambia rank
54th

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Barbados
  • Gambia
05101520196419942024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7.6% against 7.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 51st and Gambia ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Barbados
1990s 0.4% 1.8% 1.4% Gambia
2000s 1.2% 4.4% 3.2% Gambia
2010s 1.0% 3.3% 2.3% Gambia
2020s 4.7% 8.4% 3.7% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Barbados or Gambia?
Barbados, at 7.6% against 7.3% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Barbados and Gambia?
0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Barbados ranks 51st and Gambia ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.