Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Barbados
Barbados: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Barbados, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 16.7% for fuel imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Barbados peaked at 31.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2004.
That places Barbados 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 8.7% | — |
| 1968 | 9.9% | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 7.6% | -23.1% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | -27.2% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | +138.9% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -38.1% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +35.9% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -41.6% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +87.2% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -45.8% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +145.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -91.7% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +1253.1% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -92.1% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +1119.0% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -87.8% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +1575.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -26.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 16.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.6%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1575.6% | 1.6% | 27.3% |
| 2005 | +1253.1% | 1.3% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | +1119.0% | 1.5% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 5.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 10.0% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.2% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 1.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 1.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 16.7% | 26.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 70 Serbia, Republic of 17.2% compare
- 71 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
- 72 Solomon Islands 16.8% compare
- 74 Tuvalu 16.7% compare
- 75 Grenada 16.6% compare
- 76 Greenland 16.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Barbados?
- Fuel imports in Barbados was 16.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for fuel imports?
- Barbados ranks 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.