Barbados vs Lesotho: Goods imports
Goods imports over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 163.49 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 268.08 million BoP, current US$ | 222.30 million BoP, current US$ | 45.78 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 1980s | 550.45 million BoP, current US$ | 511.51 million BoP, current US$ | 38.94 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 739.95 million BoP, current US$ | 981.77 million BoP, current US$ | 241.82 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 156.83 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 313.86 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 163.49 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for goods imports?
- Barbados ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.